David L. Lander

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Actor • Comedian • Musician

Birth Date: June 22, 1947

Death Date: December 4, 2020

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

David L. Lander will forever be best known as Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman, one of the obnoxious upstairs neighbors on the hugely popular sitcom "Laverne and Shirley." Interestingly, the characters of Squiggy and his dopey pal Lenny actually predate the series by a number of years. Lander and his creative partner Michael McKean first developed the characters in the late 1960s when the two aspiring actors were attending Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, and refined them during their years in the 1970s Los Angeles improv group The Credibility Gap. When producer Garry Marshall devised a spin-off of his hit "Happy Days" starring his sister Penny Marshall and "American Graffiti"'s Cindy Williams, McKean and Lander were cast as their sidekicks. The bratty duo were popular enough that Landers and McKean recorded a comedy album of '50s rock and roll pastiche in 1979 under the name Lenny and the Squigtones. Lander and McKean also appeared as a double act in a number of films during this period, including Steven Spielberg's war comedy, "1941," and the Robert Zemeckis farce, "Used Cars." After "Laverne and Shirley" went off the air, Lander appeared in occasional films and TV shows, but primarily concentrated on voiceover work. In 1999, Lander announced that he suffered from multiple sclerosis and has since become an active spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He died of complications from the disease on December 4, 2020 at the age of 73.

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The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

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2020

The Garfield Show

Voice
Show
2009

Christmas with the KranksStream

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Tanning Intruder
Movie
2004
5%

Jane White Is Sick and Twisted

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Gerry King
Movie
2002

Oswald

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Show
2001

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

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Yokian Guard / Gus
Movie
2001

Scary MovieStream

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Principal Squiggman
Movie
2000
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SpongeBob SquarePantsStream

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Series
1999

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure

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Bernie
Movie
1999

The Weird Al ShowStream

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Series
1997
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101 Dalmatians: The SeriesStream

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1997

Hey Arnold!Stream

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1996

Sabrina the Teenage WitchStream

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1996

Nash Bridges

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1996

The Drew Carey ShowStream

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1995

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

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Various Jamesons
Movie
1995

Ava's Magical Adventure

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The Mayor
Movie
1994

The NannyStream

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1993

Diagnosis MurderStream

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1993

Mommies

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1993

Mad About YouStream

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1992

Twin PeaksStream

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Tim Pinkle
Series
1990
77%

Steel and Lace

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Schumann
Movie
1990

The SimpsonsStream

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Squiggy
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1989
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Family MattersStream

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1989

Monsters

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James Self
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1988

A Garfield Christmas Special

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Doc Boy
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1987

Star Trek: The Next GenerationStream

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Tactician
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1987
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Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.0

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1987

Funland

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Bruce Burger
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1987

Head of the ClassStream

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1986

Galaxy High School

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Milo De Venus
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1986

MatlockStream

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1986

The Man With One Red Shoe

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Stemple
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1985

Highway to HeavenStream

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Ed
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1984

Pandemonium

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Pepe
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1982

Wholly Moses!

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The Beggar
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1980

Used Cars

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Freddie Paris
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1980

America 2Night

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1978

Cracking Up

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Carl Adler / Alistair Kakowski / Mr. Hickenlooper
Movie
1977

Laverne & ShirleyStream

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Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman
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1976

Barney MillerStream

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David Gordon
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1975

Rhoda

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1974

Happy DaysStream

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Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggmann
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1974

The Bob Newhart ShowStream

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Milt the Delivery Boy
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1972

Sykes

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1972

The Twelve Chairs

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Engineer Bruns
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1970

Love, American Style

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1969

Father, Dear Father

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1968

Callan

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Berg
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1967

The Strange Case of Dr. Manning

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Dr. George Manning
Movie
1957

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