Kirstie Alley is proving that it's not so bad to be a 'Fat Actress.' Alley continues to have a successful career including a movie of the week, 'While I was Gone' which aired last night. Now it has been announced that some big stars will be joining Kirstie Alley for the first episode of her new Showtime comedy show 'Fat Actress.' John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston will appear. Travolta starred with Alley in the 'Look Who's Talking' movies and the two are both Scientologists. NBC president Jeff Zucker will also appear. The show is slated to air in March 2005.
The comedy will be unscripted, with each episode emanating from a story outline and the actors largely improvising the dialogue. Alley plays a fictional version of herself, dramatizing her struggles to find work and love in thin-obsessed Hollywood.