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David Lander was a dub actor, television actor and voice actor, born on June 22, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. David Lander died on December 4, 2020, aged 73. Education on record includes Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and Carnegie Mellon University.
My Take
Plenty of people know the goofball Squiggy from Laverne & Shirley without ever knowing the man behind him. What strikes me about David Lander is the gap between the cartoonish comic he played and the Carnegie Mellon-trained craft underneath it. Even more, his decision to go public with multiple sclerosis and serve as a goodwill ambassador reframes him for me: a guy whose job was to make people laugh choosing to be honest about his own struggle. I find that quietly brave, and it makes his comedy feel a little more human in hindsight.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Lander
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴィッド・L・ランダー
- Reading
- でいゔぃっど・L・らんだー
- Born
- June 22, 1947 – December 4, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / dub actor / television actor / voice actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- High school
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Lander
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018248
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was David Lander born?
Born June 22, 1947.
When did David Lander die?
Died December 4, 2020, aged 73.
Where was David Lander from?
David Lander was from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What did David Lander do?
David Lander worked as actor, dub actor, television actor, voice actor, screenwriter.
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