Kirstie Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas January 12, 1951. Her father is Robert Deal Alley, who owned a lumber company, and her mother is Lillian Alley. She had two siblings, Colette and Craig. In 1981, an automobile accident involving a drunk driver killed her mother and left her father seriously injured. Kirstie attended Wichita Southeast High School, graduating in 1969, and Kansas State University, dropping out after her sophomore year.