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Laverne & Shirley star David Lander dead at 73 after health battle – NEWS.com.au
Laverne & Shirley star David Lander dead at 73 after health battle
David L. Lander, who played Andrew Squiggy Squiggman for all eight seasons of the 1970s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died. He was 73.Lander’s wife Kathy Fields, told TMZ he died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications due to multiple sclerosis. The actor was diagnosed with the condition in May 1984 but kept it a secret for 15 years.
Lander and his Laverne & Shirley sidekick Michael McKean were originally hired as writers for the show in 1976. The duo met as freshmen…
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