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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Nardine Saad

Kirstie Alley had a good reason for making her final TV appearance on 'Masked Singer'

Late TV star Kirstie Alley made her final appearance on the small screen earlier this year as a contestant on Fox's zany singing competition series "The Masked Singer."

The "Cheers" and "Fat Actress" alum, who died at 71 from colon cancer, returned to her roots last spring as the "brutal little beast" Baby Mammoth in Season 7 of the series. However, she was eliminated in April, one episode after her debut.

When host Nick Cannon revealed Alley's identity, the actor, who also competed in ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" and CBS' "Celebrity Big Brother," explained what led to her final foray in reality TV.

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