David Lander

David Leonard Lander (born June 22, 1965) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, composer, musician, and baseball scout. He has also worked as the Goodwill Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is best known for his portrayal of Squiggy on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley. David Lander is also the father of Natalie Lander.
== Biography ==
Lander was born David Leonard Landau in Brooklyn, New York, to schoolteacher parents. He is best known for his role of Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman on the situation comedy Laverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1982 along with sitcom sidekick Lenny, played by Michael McKean. He also played "Tanning Intruder" in "Christmas with the Kranks." 
Lander's partnership with McKean began during their acting classes at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where they developed the characters of Lenny and Squiggy. After Pittsburgh they teamed up in the Los Angeles-based comedy ensemble The Credibility Gap. The duo released an album as Lenny and the Squigtones in 1979 featuring Christopher Guest on guitar, credited as Nigel Tufnel, a name Guest would later reuse in the spoof rock band Spinal Tap. Lander and McKean also appeared together in the 1979 Steven Spielberg comedy 1941, and the 1980 Kurt Russell film Used Cars. Lander and McKean lent their vocal talents to the animated TV series Oswald, Lander and McKean voiced the characters of the penguin cousins Henry and Louie, respectively.
Lander has also appeared in numerous other TV shows and movies including The Bob Newhart Show, Barney Miller, Happy Days, Viva Valdez, Married... with Children, Twin Peaks, On the Air, The Weird Al Show, Mad About You, Pacific Blue, and The Drew Carey Show. His film roles were more sparse but still memorable; these included the part of a minor league baseball radio announcer in the film, A League of Their Own and a bit part of the minister officiating the marriage ceremony in Say It Isn't So. Lander created the starring role of the demented fast food franchise clown Bruce Burger in the cult film Funland directed by Michael A. Simpson.
Lander also has experience as a voice actor, with a resume dating back to 1969 where he "dramatically reproduced" Elvis Presley quotations for the Pop Chronicles music documentary and 1970 when he was the voice of Jerry Lewis in the Filmation series Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down. Later voice roles included The Big Bang, A Bug's Life, The Garfield Show, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills, Oswald, Titan A.E., Tom and Jerry: The Movie and the animated TV series Galaxy High as the six-armed Milo de Venus. He also reprised his role as Squiggy in the animated sitcom, The Simpsons. Lander also provided the voice of Smart Ass, the chief weasel of Judge Doom's Toon Patrol in the 1988 Disney film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Lander reprised his role for Smart Ass on the related ride, but his character was renamed Wiseguy. He was credited as Stephen Lander in Boo, Zino and the Snurks. His latest voice role is that of Ch'p in the DC Comics animated movie, Green Lantern: First Flight.
Lander suffers from multiple sclerosis. Officially diagnosed on 15 May 1984 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he went public in 1999 and regularly speaks at related conventions. In 2002, his autobiography was published, Fall Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody (), written with Lee Montgomery.
In addition to acting, Lander, a Pittsburgh Pirates fan, had a small stake in the Portland Beavers. He has worked as a baseball talent scout since 1997, first for the Anaheim Angels, and later for the Seattle Mariners.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1977	Cracking Up 	Various Characters 	Credited as The Credibility Gap
1979	1941 	Joe 	
1980	Wholly Moses! 	The Beggar 	
1980	Used Cars 	Freddie Paris 	
1982	Pandemonium 	Pepe 	
1985	The Man with One Red Shoe 	Stemple 	
1987	The Big Bang 	Fred 	Voice, English version
1987	Steele Justice 	Army Guard 	
1987	Funland 	Bruce Burger 	
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit 	Smart Ass 	Voice
1990	Masters of Menace 	Squirt 	
1990	Fox in Socks 	Mr. Knox 	Voice
1991	Steel and Lace 	Schumann 	
1992	A League of Their Own 	Radio Sportscaster 	Uncredited
1992	Tom and Jerry: The Movie 	Frankie da Flea 	Voice
1993	Betrayal of the Dove 	Norman 	
1998	A Bug's Life 	Thumper 	Voice, Outtakes
1998	Ava's Magical Adventure 	The Mayor 	
1998	The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Mayor Burgabom 	
1999	Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure 	Bernie 	Direct-to-video
2000	Titan A.E. 	The Mayor 	Voice
2000	Scary Movie 	Principal "Squiggy" Squiggman	
2000	The Tangerine Bear 	Theodore, Store Clerk 	Voice, Direct-to-video
2001	Say It Isn't So 	Reverend Stillwater 	
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2 	Bird 	Voice
2001	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 	Yokian Guard, Gus 	Voice
2002	Jane White Is Sick & Twisted 	Gerry King 	
2004	Christmas with the Kranks 	Tanning Intruder 	
2006	Zoom 	Wendy's Employee 	
2006	Tomoko's Kitchen 	Gene 	Short film
2009	Green Lantern: First Flight 	Ch'p 	Voice, Direct-to-video
2020	The Little Kids: Movie 	Bob the Penguin 	Voice
2020	Krypto the Superdog: The Movie 	Waddles 	Voice
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1969 	Department S 	Lorio 	Episode: "Who Plays the Dummy?"
1970–72 	Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down 	Jerry Lewis (voice) 	18 episodes
1972 	Love, American Style 	Additional voices 	Episode: "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father"
1972 	The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie 	Jud 	Episode: "Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection"
1973 	Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter 	Magnus (voice) 	40 episodes, English version
1974 	The Bob Newhart Show 	Milt the Delivery Boy 	Episode: "Ship of Shrinks"
1975 	Rhoda 	Mel Towers 	Episode: "Call Me Grandma"
1975 	Barney Miller 	David Gordon 	Episode: "Hot Dogs"
1976 	Viva Valdez 	Harry 	Episode: "Weekend"
1976–83 	Laverne & Shirley 	Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman 	156 episodes
1979 	Happy Days 	Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman 	Episode: "Fonzie's Funeral: Part 2"
1984 	The Love Boat 	Arnold Herlick 	2 episodes
1985 	Highway to Heaven 	Ed 	Episode: "The Smile in the Third Row"
1985 	George Burns Comedy Week 	 	Episode: "The Honeybunnies"
1986 	Tall Tales & Legends 	Mr. Sylvester 	Episode: "My Darlin' Clementine"
1986 	Galaxy High 	Milo de Venus (voice) 	13 episodes
1987 	Matlock 	Eli Walsh 	Episode: "The Convict"
1987 	A Garfield Christmas 	Doc Boy (voice) 	TV special
1988 	Simon & Simon 	Alvie 'The Weasel' Hortsnagel	Episode: "Bad Betty"
1989 	Father Dowling Mysteries 	Eric Becker 	Episode: "What Do You Call a Call Girl Mystery"
1989 	Monsters 	James Self 	Episode: "Their Divided Self"
1989 	Married... with Children 	Eli 	Episode: "Married... with Prom Queen: The Sequel"
1989 	Star Trek: The Next Generation 	Tactician 	Episode: "Peak Performance"
1989 	Knight & Daye 	 	Episode: "Stalk Radio"
1989 	Freddy's Nightmares 	Lenny Nordhoff 	Episode: "Lucky Stiff"
1990 	Head of the Class 	Mr. Freelik 	Episode: "Alan Goes Crimson"
1990 	TaleSpin 	Weazel (voice) 	Episode: "Vowel Play"
1990 	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo 	Additional voices 	3 episodes
1990 	Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone 	Additional voices 	13 episodes
1990–91 	Twin Peaks 	Tim Pinkle 	3 episodes
1991 	ProStars 	Additional voices 	
1991–93 	Tom & Jerry Kids 	Bernie the Swallow (voice) 	3 episodes
1992 	On the Air 	Valdja Gochktch 	7 episodes
1992 	Camp Candy 	Additional voices 	Episode: "When It Rains... It Snows"
1992 	Batman: The Animated Series 	Nitro (voice) 	Episode: "Appointment in Crime Alley"
1992 	The Little Mermaid 	Da Shrimp (voice) 	3 episodes
1993 	Matrix 	Freddy Flanagan 	Episode: "False Witness"
1993 	Family Album 	Mr. DeVito 	Episode: "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call..."
1994 	Getting By 	Sid Smollen 	Episode: "Sell It Like It Is"
1994–95 	Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills	Lechner (voice) 	26 episodes
1994–96 	Saturday Night Live 	Squiggy 	2 episodes
1995 	Family Matters 	Oliver 	2 episodes
1995 	Dream On 	The Other Norman Mailer 	Episode: "Significant Author"
1995 	The Nanny 	The Landlord 	Episode: "Val's Apartment"
1996 	Homeboys in Outer Space 	Inspector 17 	Episode: "House Party or, Play That Funky White Music Droid"
1996 	The Tick 	Filth #4 (voice) 	Episode: "The Tick vs. Filth"
1996 	Superman: The Animated Series 	Sqweek (voice) 	2 episodes
1996 	Hey Arnold! 	Sewer King (voice) 	Episode: "The Sewer King"
1996–97 	Pacific Blue 	Elvis Kryzcewski 	14 episodes
1996–98 	Jungle Cubs 	Arthur (voice) 	20 episodes
1997 	L.A. Heat 	Cecil Rusk 	Episode: "In Transit"
1997 	Nash Bridges 	Norman Guilfoyle 	Episode: "Gun Play"
1997 	Johnny Bravo 	Christopher, Beaver (voice) 	2 episodes
1997 	Space Ghost Coast to Coast 	Himself 	Episode: "Boobookitty"
1997 	The Weird Al Show 	Miner 	Episode: "Mining Accident"
1997–98 	The Bold and the Beautiful 	Dr. Martin 'Marty' Guthrie 	12 episodes
1997–98 	101 Dalmatians: The Series 	Horace Badun (voice) 	28 episodes
1998 	Diagnosis: Murder 	Willie Andrews 	Episode: "Food Fight"
1999 	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 	Postmaster 	Episode: "Sabrina, the Teenage Writer"
1999 	Mad About You 	Announcer #1 	Episode: "Separate Beds"
1999 	Arliss 	Wrestling Promoter 	Episode: "To Thine Own Self Be True"
1999 	Recess 	Leonard Weems (voice) 	2 episodes
2000 	100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd 	Caesar (voice) 	2 episodes
2001 	Black Scorpion 	Eugene Gardner/Greenthumb 	Episode: "Roses Are Red, You're Dead"
2002 	The Simpsons 	Squiggy (voice) 	Episode: "Helter Shelter"
2004 	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 	Brain (voice) 	Episode: "The Nerve"
2004–Present	Oswald 	Henry (voice) 	
2005 	Hopeless Pictures 	Les (voice) 	
2007 	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 	Curtis (voice) 	Episode: "Wrath of the Spider Queen"
2009–11 	The Garfield Show 	Doc Boy (voice) 	4 episodes
2015 	Break a Hip 	Charlie 	Pre-production
2016 	SpongeBob SquarePants 	Donnie the Shark 	Episode: "Sharks vs. Pods"
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Role
1997	Lego Island 	The Brickster, Shark, Gideon Worse
1997	Zork: Grand Inquisitor	Voice of the Inquisition, Bickering Torch
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