Quote for the Day

Final Words from Maks to Kirstie, DWTS Season 12 Finale:

"It's been a special season. But I don't only have words for Kirstie, I have words for previous nine partners I had. Cause this is tenth trophy I got, and thank you for this. This has been an amazing , amazing season."

- Maksim Chmerkovskiy to Kirstie Alley at the end of Season 12

Quote for the Day

From the Dancers Confess - Week 10 of DWTS as shown on ABC.com:

Maks: "I'm very proud of you."

Kirstie: "Thank you."

Maks: "I really am."

Kirstie: "Thank you."

Maks: " It was hard to stand up to me a certain moments when I was very, very difficult. Because, I was. It's never easy you know. So, not a lot of people would've lasted, and you did. And I love you for it. Thank you."

Quote for the Day

"Before everything gets crazy, I just wanna thank everyone who has stood behind @MaksimC and I... We're lucky to have u.. We're in love with U"

- @kirstiealley via Twitter on 5/22/11

This is a pic of Kirstie signaling her Twitter followers on Week 9 of DWTS as shown on ABC.

Quote for the Day

"YOUR energy fills me up and gives me the incentive to WIN!!!! Thank you a bijillion times over!!! We make a great
team!!!"

- @kirstiealley via Twitter on 5/18/11

Quote for the Day

"I guess the point isn't to live a careful life or to be a saint. guess the point is to go balls to the wall & laugh when u live through it."

- @kirstiealley via Twitter on 5/18/11

Quote for the Day

One of the great things about being part of Team G-Mak is that Kirstie and Maks have so many devoted and supportive fans. Here are a few comments from Twitter this week:

"@kirstiealley Twitter is a lot like CHEERS. . . Everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came!! Have a restful night! Luv2U::)" - @RockinThunder via Twitter 5/19/11

"@kirstiealley So proud of you & @MaksimC! Your contribution has been so inspiring. Thanks for bringing so much fun & pleasure this season"- @moonchick via Twitter 5/18/11

"SCREAMING WITH JOY OVER @kirstiealley @MaksimC GOING INTO THE FINALS! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!" -MaksiDi via Twitter 5/17/11

"@MaksimC @kirstiealley Congratulations! You('re) both amazing. Best teacher & most accomplished dancer. Real stars!"- @marleneb4 via Twitter 5/17/11

Quote for the Day

"THANK U for all your votes!!!!! Really proud (o)f us tonight!!!..... Really grateful to Boo..... Gotta luv Boo... Gotta love You!!!"

- Kirstie Alley via Twitter on 5/17/11

"Good morning y'all! Thank you for your support, votes and kind messages! Feel honored to have you in my corner! GOOD MORNING M!!!!"

- Maksim Chmerkovskiy via Twitter on 5/17/11

Quote for the Day

The following message was posted on Twitter on Wed, 5/18/11 by @LiveLaughLoveCj to Kirstie and Maks. I'm sure that many of us agree and feel the same way! Thanks for writing and sharing such a great message @LiveLaughLoveCj !!

On Wednesday, 5/18/11, @LiveLaughLoveCj said:

@KirstieAlley @MaksimC #DWTS It has been a journey not just of dance but of laughter and the resiliency of the human spirit. You took us all by the heart and we stood witness to the extraordinary transformation of a life via the celebration of dance.

Maks you showed what could be possible you BELIEVED first and we couldn't help but believe too. "Bad boy of dance" I think not! Not as evidenced especially this season, you are dedicated, hardworking, tough - fair but tough, you envision what can be for your partners long before they can even begin to envision it for themselves. You sir, have a gift, an extraordinary gift! Thank you for sharing it with us all ~ all these years!

Kirstie; what can be said that hasn't already been said by so many of us? You remain #unbroken and to thousands and thousands of us out here who have been in that very place, you encouraged with laughter, love of life, ballsy hutzpah, and sheer will and determination how one can make what others say is "impossible" possible - you roared, you laughed and you brought us all along for the most incredible ride. Your fans have long since adored you and if even possible, adore you even more! I think we'd collectively give you a High Five, hugs, and atta girl's if we could - I hope you have felt that throughout this experience.

We, both yours and Maks fans have come together to share our enthusiasm, life, love and laughter and appreciation for ALL of it. You both truly are the Princess and Prince of the dance floor and in life/ We, your willing community are so grateful to have been part of your dance, your "kingdom". We will continue to support you in each of your endeavors whatever they may be once the lights have dimmed on the dance floor. Although not just yet -- there is one more week to go - right?

May you both know that you have gone above and beyond entertainment - you spoke to our lives and to believing all that is possible. #Light #Love #Fight #Yove #Laughter and #Dance Now here's to the #MirrorBallTrophy ~ go get it! We want it for you! #F'nPerfect

Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Paso Doble - Week 9

Another great Paso. . .Mel B & Maks' Paso Doble from Week 9 of Season 5 and they received a perfect 30 for this performance! Thanks to Codebear4 for posting this on YouTube.

Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Paso Doble

Take a look at Mal B & Maks' Paso Doble from Season 5, Week 7. They received a perfect 30 for this performance and Mel B wore such a fierce outfit!! Thank you to Codebear4 for posting this on YouTube.

Erin Andrews & Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Viennese Waltz - Week 9

Here's a look at Erin Andrews and Maks' Viennese Waltz from Season 10, Week 9. They received 3 - 9s for this performance. Thanks to Derek1986forever for posting this on YouTube.

Quote for the Day

"I hope all of u will get the opportunity to DANCE! Whether its ballroom or Hip hop, Dancing is exhilarating to the soul. . . I hope u dance."

- Kirstie Alley via Twitter on 5/11/11

Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Viennese Waltz - Week 9

While we wait for Monday evening to get here, take a look back at Mel B & Maks' Viennese Waltz from Week 9 of Season 5. They received a perfect score of 30 for this performance. Thanks to Codebear4 for posting this video on YouTube.

Quote for the Day

"@MaksimC @kirstiealley Congrats! Semi-finals! U so deserve to be there! This week eat/learn/practice dance Mon..the GMak Army will vote!!"

- @gammyof5 via Twitter on 5/10/11

Quote for the Day

This is from "The Dancers Confess" as shown on abc.com, in reference to Week 8 - Argentine Tango and Instant Salsa.

Maks: "Can I tell you something?"

Kirstie: "What is it, Maks?"

Maks: "Welcome, you're a dancer." [As he shakes her hand.]

Kirstie: "Yay, I want to be a dancer." [ They hug - See Below.]

Quote for the Day

"It's like, oh my god, and we have to do this in four days. There's enough steps there, you know, to stomp out all the cockroaches in New York."

- Kirstie Alley in reference to the Argentine Tango, as shown on DWTS Season 12, Week 8

Memory Lane - Mel & Maks - Comedy moments

Here is a trip down memory lane to help fill the time until tonight's show - this is a summary of "Mel & Maks - Comedy moments" from Season 5 and they placed second overall (Helio and Julianne won). Thank you to CescRVP for posting this on YouTube - this such a fun video to watch and they were a great team!

Kirstie Alley's Bio

Emmy Award-Winning Actress. Best-Selling Author. Dancing with the Stars Season 12 Champion?

Kirstie Alley shocked and delighted fans when her first dance, a Cha Cha to Cee Lo Green’s Forget You went off without a hitch. Whizzing around the floor with enough charisma and charm for ten dancers, the 60-year-old proved that she has what it takes to be a competitor.

Emmy-award winning actress and Dancing with the Stars fan favorite Kirstie Alley was born Kirstie Louise Deal in Wichita, Kansas on January 12, 1951. The second of three children to Lillian (Mickie) and Robert, Kirstie’s very first acting role was at age 6 when she was the sun in a school play. She didn’t show much interest in the profession, however, until she became an adult. Kirstie was pretty much your typical Midwest teenager…high school cheerleader, wild child, boy chaser. You get the idea.

The actress, writer and producer picked up her now-famous surname at the age of 19 when she eloped with high school sweetheart Robert Alley in 1971 while studying drama at Kansas State University. After dropping out of college and divorcing Robert in 1977, Kirstie moved to California and started a career as an interior decorator, but was sidetracked by a wild party scene and developed a dangerous cocaine addiction.

1981 brought a defining moment in Kirstie’s life when Mickie and Robert were hit by a drunk driver. Mickie was killed and Robert was left seriously injured. Instead of spiraling further out of control, Kirstie decided to make some drastic changes in her life for the better. She entered Narcanon (a drug rehabilitation program), became a Scientologist and decided that she wanted to be an actress.

While, Kirstie struggled to get acting jobs she appeared as a contestant on Match Game PM where she took home $6000 and Password Plus where she earned $800. Her first big break, though came when she scored the role of Lt. Saavik in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 1982. The film was the highest grossing film at the time and Kirstie’s star began to rise (she even has her own action figure).

Around this time, Kirstie fell hard for former Hardy Boy Parker Stevenson. The two eloped on December 22, 1983.

Throughout the early 1980’s, Kirstie worked steadily acting in movies and guest starring on television shows. Most notably, she was a scene-stealer as Virgilia Hazard Grady in the TV miniseries North and South (1985) and its sequel North and South Book II (1986). Alley became a bona fide star when she was cast as the neurotic Rebecca Howe on Cheers alongside Ted Danson in 1987. During her six year run on the prime time sitcom, Kirstie earned five Emmy nominations and four Golden Globe nominations. Two of those nominations turned into trophies for Kirstie when she took home both the Emmy and the Golden Globe in 1991, as well as that year’s People’s Choice Award for Favorite Television Performer.

Kirstie made a splash on the big screen in 1989, as Mollie in the comedy Look Who’s Talking opposite her bestie John Travolta. Critics bashed it, but audiences loved it. The film made $140 mil at the box office and two blockbuster sequels followed, Look Who’s Talking Too and Look Who’s Talking Now (1990 and 1993, respectively).

With professional success came personal heartache. In 1992, Kirstie suffered a miscarriage and was told that she may not be able to have children. Determined to have a family of her own, Kirstie and Parker adopted William True that same year. In 1994, the couple adopted a daughter, Lillie Price.

After Cheers ended in 1993, Kirstie continued to make films and TV movies throughout the rest of the decade. Silver screen highlights include: Village of the Damned, It Takes Two (with the Olsen Twins and Steve Guttenberg), For Richer or Poorer (with Tim Allen), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (with a bunch of people). On the small screen, she earned another Emmy and Golden Globe set for her dramatic chops in Brian’s Mom and another nomination for her supporting role in The Last Don.

In 1997, Kirstie and Parker Stevenson ended their 14-year marriage (and get this: she reportedly had to pay him $6 million because he demanded spousal support).

Kirstie bounced back and returned to the sitcom world as the executive producer and titular character of Veronica’s Closet from 1997-2000. The People’s Choice Award came home with Kirstie once again in 1998 when she won Favorite Female Performer in a new Television Series. VC also garnered Kirstie Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. After Veronica’s Closet was cancelled in 2000, Kirstie continued to work, making TV movies.

Unfortunately, in the years that followed, Kirstie’s weight began to grab more attention than her talent. Anyone else would have buckled under the tabloids’ relentless scrutiny, but Kirstie decided to turn the tables and use her new figure to her advantage by poking fun at herself in Showtime’s Fat Actress (2005). By playing a sort of parody of herself and making jokes about eating disorders, Kirstie stirred up a little bit of controversy but it only added fuel to her ever-growing fire. After Fat Actress, Jenny Craig asked Kirstie to be their national spokeswoman and then she also penned her best-selling memoir, How to Lose Your Ass and Regain Your Life: Reluctant Confessions of a Big-Butted Star.

By November of 2006, Kirstie had lost 75 pounds and decided to show off a new figure on the highest rated The Oprah Winfrey Show of the season wearing a bikini and “stripper hose”. Her success was short lived, however, as she put back on more weight than she had initially lost after parting ways with Jenny Craig in 2009.

While filming Kirstie Alley’s Big Life for A&E, Kirstie developed her own weight loss system, Organic Liaison. To date, the star has lost more than 50 pounds on the program and hopes to lose even more on Dancing with the Stars. Whatever the number on the scale, fans will always adore Kirstie for her humor, honesty and take-no-prisoners determination.

Sources:http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20113460,00.html

http://www.organicliaison.com/about/kirsties-bio

http://www.biography.com/articles/Kirstie-Alley-9542556?part=1

http://www.people.com/people/kirstie_alley/biography/0,,20475436_10,00.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/

Quotes for the Day

In honor of Mother's Day today:

"To the only woman in my life that's irreplaceable, always
giving, loving, caring, unconditional and most beautiful, I say THANK YOU MAMA!"

- Maksim Chmerkovskiy via Twitter on 5/8/11

"Happy Mother's Day in advance!!!! Best part life is being a mother........ I love u Lillie and True!! U blessed me!"

- Kirstie Alley via Twitter on 5/7/11

Quote for the Day

"To everyone that keeps telling @kirstiealley how lucky she is to be partnered with me. . . .I'M THE LUCKY ONE!!! Amazing person to be around!"

- Maksim Chmerkovskiy via Twitter on 5/5/11

Argentine Tango - Brandy & Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Here is a look at Maks and Brandy's Encore Performance of their Argentine Tango from Season 11 of DWTS from YouTube as uploaded by Codebear4

Argentine Tango - Erin Andrews & Maksim Chmerko...

Here is a look at Maks and Erin's Argentine Tango from the Finale of Season 10 as posted on YouTube by fschnell

Quote for the Day

Kirstie and Maks After the Jive

"This is the same I did when I was three and that's why I quit dancing. I was three. I did the bunny hop. . .I got way involved in the audience. And I hopped out. I went like this and all the other bunnies hopped off and I was like heyyy".

- Kirstie Alley, DWTS Week 7, The Dancer's Confess

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"Just saw @MaksimC on Ellen. It goes w/o saying Kirstie is funny, but Maks was equally funny. He has presence by the truckload. #natural."

- @Meli_Magnolia via Twitter, 5/5/11

Quote for the Day

"I want to thank our fans. . . There's fans that are willing to take the ride with you, good and bad. And that's our fans. . . I need to be consistent and that I need to deliver for the fans."

- Kirstie Alley, interview with ontheredcarpet.com, 4/3/11

See the full interview here: http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/video?id=8110764

Quote for the Day

"Kirstie's amazing. Kirstie is, for me, what the show's all about. . . She's gone through so many ups and downs on the show. She has a great attitude about the whole thing. And you know, she's not a dancer. She's coming out here, learning how to dance, the way it should be."

- Cheryl Burke, as interviewed by Brett Malec, eonline.com, 5/2/11

Trivia Follow-up - Celebrity Ghost Stories

The daily trivia topic from 4/6/11 was about Maks' leg injury, which almost ended his dance career. This video is from "Celebrity Ghost Stories" from the Biography Channel posted by Codebear4 on YouTube on 11/6/10. This gave me goosebumps!

Thank you to Codebear4 for this and all of the great videos you have posted on YouTube!

Quote for the Day

"A shirtless man in aviators w/a wild woman next to him. If that doesn't scream America, I don't know what does! @MaksimC & @kirstiealley"

- @moonchick via Twitter on 4/18/11 (After Maks and Kirstie's foxtrot to "American Woman")