News Kirstie Alley, star of ‘Cheers’ and ‘Look Who’s Talking,’ dies at 71 after private cancer battle December 5, 2022December 5, 2022Charles Trepany, USA TODAYComments Off on Kirstie Alley, star of ‘Cheers’ and ‘Look Who’s Talking,’ dies at 71 after private cancer battle Kirstie Alley, an actress best known for playing Rebecca Howe on the hit NBC sitcom "Cheers," has died from cancer. She was 71.