Actor David Lander, famous for playing Squiggy, dies aged 73

• Date: 06 December 2020
• Author: AARON REICH
• Published date: 06 December 2020
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Lander, the son of two Jewish schoolteachers from New York, gained widespread fame for his role in the ABC sitcom alongside longtime collaborate Michael McKean, who played the role of Lenny. The two had frequently collaborated together since college, appearing in multiple films and TV shows together, though their most famous appearance was in Laverne & Shirley, a spin-off of the widely successful Happy Days that ran from 1976-1983.

But in addition to his acting career, Lander was also well known for his work in MS advocacy, a disease affecting the brain and spinal cord he had suffered from for nearly 40 years. But despite being diagnosed in 1984, the actor never disclosed this information until 1999, in his book Fall Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody, according to People Magazine.

And ultimately, it was complications from this...