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((Infobox television 
| image = Fat actress.jpg
| caption = Kirstie Alley as herself on ''Fat Actress''
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = [[Kirstie Alley]]<br />[[Brenda Hampton]]
| director = [[Keith Truesdell]]
| starring = Kirstie Alley<br />[[Bryan Callen]]<br />[[Rachael Harris]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
| network = [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
| first_aired = ((Start date|2005|3|7))
| last_aired = ((End date|2005|4|18))
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'''''Fat Actress''''' is an American [[comedy]] [[television series]] starring [[Kirstie Alley]]. In the United States, it aired on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] from March 7 to April 18, 2005. The series was created and [[screenwriter|written]] by Alley and [[Brenda Hampton]].

==Premise==
Alley gave a glimpse of the humor and the irony in her battle to lose weight and get back on television in a tough business that prefers the svelte figures seen on the most successful actresses of today. The series was generally unscripted, with each episode emanating from a story outline and the actors largely improvising the dialogue. The storylines were drawn from a heightened perception of Alley's real-life experiences, and some of Alley's friends appeared as themselves in cameos to further blur the lines between truth and fiction.

==Cast and characters==

===Main===
* [[Kirstie Alley]] as Kirstie Alley, a successful television and film star whose weight gain has become the subject of every tabloid imaginable, as well as the blight of her existence as she tries to find work and true love in an unforgiving Hollywood.
* [[Rachael Harris]] as Kevyn Shecket, Kirstie's live-in hair stylist. Unlike Eddie, she is more of a best friend to Kirstie.
* [[Bryan Callen]] as Eddie Falcone, Kirstie's personal assistant who lives in her garage. He himself is desperate for Hollywood work; at any chance he gets, he brings up a Hollywood film he did which is "taking film festivals by storm".

===Recurring===
* [[Michael McDonald (comedian)|Michael McDonald]] as Sam Rascal, Kirstie's manager who disappoints her.  
* [[Kelly Preston]] as Quinn Taylor Scout, a young and very famous Hollywood starlet. She is bulimic and helps Kirstie lose much weight as possible, with the craziest and most dangerous diets.

===Celebrity cameos===
Several Hollywood celebrities appeared in the series as themselves:
((Div col))
*[[John Travolta]]
*[[Mayim Bialik]]
*[[Kid Rock]]
*[[Larry King]]
*[[Merv Griffin]]
*[[Rhea Perlman]]
*[[Jeff Zucker]]
*[[Carmen Electra]]
*[[Leah Remini]]
*[[Melissa Gilbert]]
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==Production==
''Fat Actress'' was announced in July 2004, with plans to produce six episodes beginning in the fall.<ref>((cite news|title=Kirstie Alley to star in 'Fat Actress'|url=http://www.today.com/id/5491003/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/kirstie-alley-starin-fat-actress/|access-date=December 21, 2017|agency=Associated Press|date=July 28, 2004))</ref> Harris and Callen were cast in September 2004.<ref>((cite news|last=Morfoot|first=Addie|title=Rachel Harris and Bryan Callen|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/news/rachel-harris-and-bryan-callen-1117910631/|access-date=December 21, 2017|work=Variety|date=September 19, 2004))</ref> Filming took place in [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref name=Lowry/> Seven episodes were produced.<ref name=DVD/>

==Episodes==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
 | Title = Big Butts 
 | DirectedBy = [[Keith Truesdell]]
 | WrittenBy = [[Kirstie Alley]] & [[Brenda Hampton]] 
 | OriginalAirDate =  ((Start date|2005|3|7))
 | ShortSummary = Kirstie Alley is at the end of her rope. After years of being on top, with a hit show in Cheers & Veronica's Closet, she has hit rock bottom because she is now fat - almost 300 pounds according to tabloids. Kirstie, desperate to rekindle the fame she once had off of Star magazine, She forces her agent to set her up on a big network meeting with Jeff Zucker for a project she has been thinking up. She finds out that he thinks she is too fat for TV. She flirts with an NBC exec and ends up with a [[Talent holding deal|Talent Holding Deal]], so long as she loses a few pounds.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
 | Title = Charlie's Angels 
 | DirectedBy = Keith Truesdell
 | WrittenBy = Kirstie Alley & Brenda Hampton 
 | OriginalAirDate =  ((Start date|2005|3|14))
 | ShortSummary = One of the rumors regarding Kirstie's weight gain is that she is having a kid---with Kid Rock! Elsewhere, she is on a mission to land a role in Charlie's Angels III. During the meeting with the director of Charlie's Angels she runs into the love of her life, Kid Rock, but develops a bad case of diarrhea from an overdose of laxatives. During this Eddie rams into Melissa Gilbert's car while ogling Carmen Electra.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
 | Title = Holy Lesbo, Batman 
 | DirectedBy = Keith Truesdell
 | WrittenBy = Kirstie Alley & Brenda Hampton 
 | OriginalAirDate =  ((Start date|2005|3|21))
 | ShortSummary = Kirstie schemes to meet Gwen Stefani but her attempt to meet the No Doubt lead singer lands her in jail, where she reconnects with an ex-boyfriend who has a surprise for her.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
 | Title = The Koi Effect 
 | DirectedBy = Keith Truesdell
 | WrittenBy = Kirstie Alley & Brenda Hampton 
 | OriginalAirDate =  ((Start date|2005|3|28))
 | ShortSummary = Kirstie tries a new diet theory and surrounds herself with small things.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
 | Title = Crack for Good 
 | DirectedBy = Keith Truesdell
 | WrittenBy = Kirstie Alley & Brenda Hampton 
 | OriginalAirDate =  ((Start date|2005|4|4))
 | ShortSummary = Kirstie's crackhead brother arrives and suggests that Kirstie start doing crack in order to lose weight and her dysfunctional parents intervene.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
 | Title = Cry Baby McGuire 
 | DirectedBy = Keith Truesdell
 | WrittenBy = Kirstie Alley & Brenda Hampton 
 | OriginalAirDate =  ((Start date|2005|4|11))
 | ShortSummary = Merv Griffin sets up Kirstie up with one of his rich friends. At first, Kirstie thinks he is ideal, but he turns out to be an emotional wreck.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
 | Title = Hold This 
 | DirectedBy = Keith Truesdell
 | WrittenBy = Kirstie Alley & Brenda Hampton 
 | OriginalAirDate =  ((Start date|2005|4|18))
 | ShortSummary = Kirstie discovers her bank account is running low on funds. She schemes to get another lucrative deal from NBC. She soon sleeps with Jeff Zucker, gets the deal, and a show of her own.
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))

==Broadcast==
In the United States, ''Fat Actress'' premiered on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] on March 7, 2005.<ref>((cite magazine|last=Flynn|first=Gillian|title=Kirstie Alley on her new Showtime series, "Fat Actress"|url=http://ew.com/article/2005/02/25/kirstie-alley-her-new-showtime-series-fat-actress/|access-date=December 21, 2017|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 25, 2005))</ref><ref name=Lowry>((cite news|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=Fat Actress|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/fat-actress-1200527393/|access-date=December 21, 2017|work=Variety|date=March 6, 2005))</ref> The series premiere gave the network its highest series ratings, a record that was not beaten until October 2006.<ref name=DVD/><ref>((cite news|last=Martin|first=Denise|title=Killer 'Dexter' bow|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/news/killer-dexter-bow-1117951192/|access-date=December 21, 2017|work=Variety|date=October 3, 2006))</ref> Viewership dropped dramatically after the first two episodes aired.<ref>((cite magazine|last=Slezak|first=Michael|title=TV News: 'Alias'<nowiki>'</nowiki> Vaughn, 'Fat Actress' not dead -- yet!|url=http://ew.com/article/2005/09/21/alias_leading_m/|access-date=December 21, 2017|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 21, 2005))</ref>

The series aired on [[Movie Central]] in [[Western Canada]], [[The Movie Network]] in [[Eastern Canada]], [[FX (UK)|FX]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Network Ten]] in [[Australia]] and [[VOX (German TV channel)|VOX]], it aired on [[:it:Fox Life (Italia)|Fox Life]] in [[Italy]] and [[Das Vierte]] in [[Germany]].((citation needed|date=December 2017))

==Home media==
A week after its premiere, Showtime announced plans to rush the series' DVD release in order to capitalize on an unusually high awareness of the program. The DVD was scheduled for release on May 24, 2005, rather than the usual six-to-nine-month waiting period for most Showtime shows.<ref name=DVD>((cite news|last=Hettrick|first=Scott|title=Showtime's Alley 'Fat' on DVD fast track: 'Actress' hits shelves in a hurry|url=https://variety.com/2005/tv/features/showtime-s-alley-fat-on-dvd-fast-track-1117919536/|access-date=December 21, 2017|work=Variety|date=March 15, 2005))</ref><ref>((cite web|first=Thomas|last=Arnold|url=http://hive4media.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=7288|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405075503/http://hive4media.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=7288|title='Fat' Comes Fast|website=[[hive4media.com]]|archive-date=April 5, 2005|date=March 15, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2019|url-status=live))</ref> The series was added to [[iTunes]] in February 2006.<ref>((cite news|last=Martin|first=Denise|title=Showtime expands its Apple fare|url=https://variety.com/2006/digital/news/showtime-expands-its-apple-fare-1117937599/|access-date=December 21, 2017|work=Variety|date=February 7, 2006))</ref>

==Reception==
''Fat Actress'' received mixed reviews.<ref>((cite news|last=Levine|first=Stuart|title=Alley again seeks big one|url=https://variety.com/2005/tv/awards/alley-again-seeks-big-one-1117924418/|access-date=December 21, 2017|work=Variety|date=June 14, 2005))</ref> Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote a negative review,<ref name=Lowry/> while ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the series a "C−".<ref>((cite magazine|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|title=Fat Actress|url=http://ew.com/article/2005/03/07/fat-actress/|access-date=December 21, 2017|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 7, 2005))</ref> [[Nathan Rabin]] deemed ''Fat Actress'' a "failure" in his "My World of Flops" column for ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', saying "There is both laughter and poignancy to be gleaned from our culture’s obsession with thinness and cruelty towards those who come up short, but all ''Fat Actress'' is after is laughs, the cruder and cheaper the better."<ref>((cite news|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|title=Dignity, always dignity: Case File #21—''Fat Actress''|url=https://tv.avclub.com/dignity-always-dignity-case-file-21-fat-actress-1798232721|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=The A.V. Club|date=August 8, 2012))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* ((IMDb title|0426686))

((Showtime Network programming))

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[[Category:Cultural depictions of American people]]
[[Category:Body image in popular culture]]
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