Photo: ABC Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / dub actor / television actor / voice actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Lander
Frequently asked questions
When was David Lander born?
June 22, 1947 – December 4, 2020.
Where is David Lander from?
David Lander is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does David Lander do?
David Lander works as actor, dub actor, television actor, voice actor, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.