David Lander, Squiggy in ‘Laverne and Shirley,’ Dies at 73

, best known as Squiggy on the ABC sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” died Friday evening at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,His wife, Kathy Fields Lander, was by his side when he died, along with their daughter, Natalie and son-in-law.

The actor was best known for portraying Squiggy in “Laverne & Shirley” from 1976 to 1983, which he starred with opposite Michael McKean who starred as Lenny. The characters were developed by the longtime friends and collaborators while they were students at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2002, Lander reprised his iconic role as Squiggy in an episode of “The Simpsons.”

Lander and McKean moved onto co-starring in Steven Spielberg’s 1979 comedy film, “1941,” and Kurt Russell’s “Used Cars.”

Thank you for all the laughter squiggy. You will be missed. RIP

My tribute here:

Just listened to my Lenny & Squiggy album. I laughed and cried. RIP David

Rest in Peace dear sir, your immortal for all to enjoy on tv.

I never understood how in the age of TV spinoffs Lenny and Squiggy never got their own show. MichaelMckean

Goodbye 'Hello'

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😟RIP

MsPattyJackson R.i.p.

SO SAD!! 😭😭 Too many stars are leaving us. 😭😭 RIP. 😢

RIP Squiggy.

Rip 😢

Bye Squiggy. We'll miss you. 😢

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Rest in peace

RIP 🙏🏽 Squiggy was my man!!

So sad. I Love Lucy, Little House and Laverne and Shirley! My favorites

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Rest in Peace Squiggy.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

HELLO! Nobody said it like him. So much joy and entertainment. David will be missed. :(

So sad.

RIP... Squiggy

Nicest celebrity I've ever met, super nice guy. Very sad he's gone.

He was good! Rest in power. Also, is that where realDonaldTrump got his weird lip mannerism? Squiggy did it as a running gag, it wasn't serious. Someone tell Donald that.

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RIP🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️

May he rest in piece. He was a huge piece of my childhood, along with the rest of the gang from that show. Great entertainer.

I was just watching Used Cars last week. Which he is great in.

Praying for his family.

So very sad,he was a great comedian.Absolutely fantastic show too.Bless him🙏🏼

I read his book when I was first diagnosed wirh MS 22 years ago!

Awww..sad!

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