David Lander dead: Laverne & Shirley star dies aged 73
Laverne & Shirley star David Lander has died of multiple sclerosis complications at the age of 73, his family has confirmed
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David Lander has died at the age of 73.
The Laverne & Shirley actor died on Friday at around 6:30 PM at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles as a result of complications from multiple sclerosis.
He had battled the condition for 37 years.
His wife Kathy and their daughter, actress Natalie Lander, and her husband were by his bedside when he passed away, according to TMZ.
David had worked as the Goodwill Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in the US.
He was best known for playing Squiggy on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1983.
His sidekick Lenny, played by Michael McKean.
David and Michael met at Carnegie University in Pittsburgh where they developed the characters.
They also starred together in Steven Spielberg's 1941 and in Kurt Russell's Used Cars.
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