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Former "Cheers" star Kirstie Alley has a new cable comedy loosely based on her life - "Fat Actress."
"They don't give a damn how much I eat or how many men I sleep with, as long as it's on camera," says the Emmy-winning Alley.

Alley has allegedly tipped the scales at nearly 300 pounds. Friends of the obese actress, whose transformation from curvaceous TV sex siren to hefty heifer has been well publicized, say the Showtime comedy will star Alley as a fictitious version of herself, like Larry David on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Like "Curb," "Fat Actress" will be completely improvised - there's no script - and some real-life situations that Alley has found herself in over the years will be exaggerated to make them more funny.

The two shows will even share the same executive producer, Sandy Chanely, who oversaw the first two seasons of "Curb."

At the meeting to pitch "Fat Actress" to Showtime, execs say she arrived with 24 dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts. It's not known if the execs were able to sucessfully wrest any of the delectible donuts away from Alley.

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Comments (7)

She doesn't realize that sh... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Sandee | July 23, 2004 10:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Sandee:

She doesn't realize that she is killing herself... what a shame :*(

BTW... coll place you have here :)

Posted on July 23, 2004 10:18

I meant *cool Place* but I... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Sandee | July 23, 2004 10:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

I meant *cool Place* but I bet you knew that! ;)

Posted on July 23, 2004 10:19

I've never thought she was ... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Rob | July 23, 2004 11:36 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Rob:

I've never thought she was anything that special. Even when she was younger.

I think it has something to do with the hair. I never liked the hair. There's just so...much of it.

Had she had a different haircut when she was younger I'm sure I'd have felt quite differently.

Posted on July 23, 2004 11:36

I love Kirstie Alley. Look ... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Chris W. | July 23, 2004 12:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Chris W.:

I love Kirstie Alley. Look at that beautiful face. as for the rest? More cushion for the pushin', you know?

Posted on July 23, 2004 12:20

Chris, there is su... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Rob | July 23, 2004 2:34 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Chris, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

Posted on July 23, 2004 14:34

Alley's desire for attentio... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Winsome | July 23, 2004 11:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Winsome:

Alley's desire for attention apparently is bigger than her sense of shame. How tragic that she will wallow in this low-point for money and the pitiful drop of relevance it will gain her. But it's the only thing she has left to sell. This is like an old prostitute putting on more make-up and lowering the lights to stay in business. Can anyone say "Anna Nicole"?

Posted on July 23, 2004 23:08

We can only hope she gets o... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by Kevin | July 23, 2004 11:26 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Kevin:

We can only hope she gets on TrimSpa like Anna Nicole...

Posted on July 23, 2004 23:26

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