As Hollywood replays some ofKirstie Alley’s best moments, one awards show speech comes to mind.While accepting her 1991 Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, Alley theCheersstar brought laughter to the room with a sexual joke about her then-husbandParker Stevenson.“And I wanted to thank my husband — and I didn’t want to thank him like, ‘You know, I really love him and everything.’ So I’d like to thank my husband Parker, the man who has given me the big ones for the last eight years,” Alley said to laughter from the audience.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via GettyOther hilarious moments in Alley’s speech included a nod to past speeches she hadn’t delivered because other actresses won the award.For more on Kirstie Alley, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“I don’t have anything clever to say because for so many years I’ve sat there having clever things to say,” she quipped, “and then they come back from the dry cleaners and they’re wrinkled and I’m embarrassed because they read my speech at the dry cleaner’s.“Alley also poked fun at herCheerscostar,Ted Danson. “I only thank God I didn’t have to wait as long as Ted,” she said of her win. “No, I mean it. I never was an ingénue because I just started too late. Who knows where this could lead if I had to wait — how many more years? Five?“Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via GettyTheScream Queensactress was married to Stevenson from 1983 to 1997. They had two children together:True and Lillie Parker.Alley died of colon cancer, her kidsconfirmed to PEOPLEon Monday. She was 71.Alley’s children said in a statement that her “zest and passion for life, her children, grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy of creating, were unparalleled and leave us inspired to live life to the fullest just as she did.“RELATED VIDEO: Kirstie Alley Dead: Star of ‘Cheers’ Dies at 71 After Short Battle with CancerNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Stevenson, 70, alsogrieved Alley’s passingwith a tribute via Instagram. “Dear Kirstie, I am so grateful for our years together and for the two incredibly beautiful children and now grandchildren that we have,” he wrotealongside an imageof them in their younger years.He ended the post: “You will be missed. With love, Parker.”
As Hollywood replays some ofKirstie Alley’s best moments, one awards show speech comes to mind.
While accepting her 1991 Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, Alley theCheersstar brought laughter to the room with a sexual joke about her then-husbandParker Stevenson.
“And I wanted to thank my husband — and I didn’t want to thank him like, ‘You know, I really love him and everything.’ So I’d like to thank my husband Parker, the man who has given me the big ones for the last eight years,” Alley said to laughter from the audience.
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Other hilarious moments in Alley’s speech included a nod to past speeches she hadn’t delivered because other actresses won the award.
For more on Kirstie Alley, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“I don’t have anything clever to say because for so many years I’ve sat there having clever things to say,” she quipped, “and then they come back from the dry cleaners and they’re wrinkled and I’m embarrassed because they read my speech at the dry cleaner’s.”
Alley also poked fun at herCheerscostar,Ted Danson. “I only thank God I didn’t have to wait as long as Ted,” she said of her win. “No, I mean it. I never was an ingénue because I just started too late. Who knows where this could lead if I had to wait — how many more years? Five?”
TheScream Queensactress was married to Stevenson from 1983 to 1997. They had two children together:True and Lillie Parker.
Alley died of colon cancer, her kidsconfirmed to PEOPLEon Monday. She was 71.
Alley’s children said in a statement that her “zest and passion for life, her children, grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy of creating, were unparalleled and leave us inspired to live life to the fullest just as she did.”
RELATED VIDEO: Kirstie Alley Dead: Star of ‘Cheers’ Dies at 71 After Short Battle with Cancer
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Stevenson, 70, alsogrieved Alley’s passingwith a tribute via Instagram. “Dear Kirstie, I am so grateful for our years together and for the two incredibly beautiful children and now grandchildren that we have,” he wrotealongside an imageof them in their younger years.
He ended the post: “You will be missed. With love, Parker.”
source: people.com
