'Kirstie was a unique and wonderful person and friend,' Pelman said in her statement.
Her ability to play a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown was both moving and hysterically funny.'įor his part, Grammer kept his tribute short and sweet telling PEOPLE, 'I always believed grief for a public figure is a private matter, but I will say I loved her.' It was the episode where Tom Berenger proposes to Kirstie, who keeps saying no, even though she desperately wants to say yes,' the actor revealed. 'I was on a plane today and did something I rarely do,' Danson said in a statement to PEOPLE. 'As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.'įormer Cheers costars Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer and Rhea Perlman all paid tribute to the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actress. 'She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead,' they continued. 'We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered,' Alley's children True and Lillie confirmed to PEOPLE. Cheers and Drop Dead Gorgeous star Kirstie Alley succumbed to colon cancer on Dec.
