Suzanne Somers, the vibrant blonde actor famous for her role as Chrissy Snow on the television show Three’s Company and her successful business ventures, has passed away at the age of 76. Her family announced that she had been battling breast cancer for over 23 years and passed away on Sunday morning. Her husband, Alan Hamel, their son Bruce, and other family members were with her during this time. The family had planned to celebrate her 77th birthday on Monday but will now celebrate her extraordinary life instead. They expressed their gratitude to her millions of fans and followers who deeply loved her.
Back in July, Somers shared on Instagram that her breast cancer had returned. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, she stated, “Like any cancer patient, when you get that dreaded ‘It’s back,’ you get a pit in your stomach. Then I put on my battle gear and go to war.” Somers was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 and also battled skin cancer. She faced criticism for her reliance on what she described as a chemical-free and organic lifestyle to combat the cancers. In the 1970s, Somers appeared in several television shows, including The Rockford Files, Magnum Force, and The Six Million Dollar Man. However, her most famous role came with Three’s Company, which aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC.
In her breakthrough role, Somers played an unnamed character who attracted Richard Dreyfuss’ attention in the iconic 1973 film American Graffiti. She continued to land small parts until she won the role of Chrissy in the third pilot of Three’s Company in 1977, according to Variety. Starring alongside John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt as her roommates, Somers brought a vibrant presence to the show and became known for her energetic performance amidst the show’s scandalous premise of unrelated individuals of different genders sharing an apartment. Despite constantly referencing sex, the show’s main characters were depicted as lacking in actual sexual encounters, as noted by Variety.
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Somers’ time on Three’s Company came to an end when she demanded a five-fold increase in her pay to $150,000 per episode and a 10% share of the show’s profits, which did not sit well with her co-stars. She was written out of the series after the 1980-81 season. Following her departure, Somers performed in Las Vegas and appeared in other sitcoms, including Step by Step. However, she truly made her fortune through a business empire she built with her husband, centered around infomercials promoting the ThighMaster. The effectiveness of the ThighMaster was evident, as stated by Entertainment Weekly in 1992: “Just look at the legs it has given the career of its spokesperson.” (Read more obituary stories.)
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