Rhea Perlman, Kirstie Alley Set for TV Land Pilot

NEW YORK: Rhea Perlman has joined the cast of the TV Land pilot Giant Baby, starring and executive produced by fellow Cheers alum Kirstie Alley.

Perlman will play assistant and best friend to Alley’s character, a Broadway star whose life is turned upside down when the son she gave up for adoption surfaces, wanting to develop a relationship with her. Keith Cox, executive VP of development and original programming at TV Land, noted, "We’ve hit the jackpot getting Kirstie and Rhea back together. It’s a dream to work with such talented comedic actors like these ladies and create a show for them that’s funny and has interesting characters—Giant Baby hits all of those notes."

Giant Baby is written and executive produced by Marco Pennette and is also executive produced by Alley and Jason Weinberg.