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Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s to early 1960s Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The characters of Laverne and Shirley appeared in five more episodes of Happy Days. In 1982 at the beginning of Laverne & Shirley ' s eighth season, Williams left the show due to her pregnancy. Marshall continued with the show, but it was canceled after that season's final episode aired in May 1983.
While Doug Forcett is mentioned multiple times in the show, McKean only portrayed him in one episode. McKean played Sgt. Shadwell in the 2019 television mini-series adaptation of the novel Good Omens. [17] Following the death of Cindy Williams in January 2023 McKean is the last surviving original cast member of Laverne & Shirley.
After a breakout in "American Graffiti," Williams's became a bona fide star in 1975 following her scene-stealing role alongside Penny Marshall on "Happy Days."
Actor David Lander, best known as Squiggy on the ABC sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” died Friday evening of complications related to multiple sclerosis.
David L. Lander (born David Leonard Landau, June 22, 1947 – December 4, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, musician, and baseball scout.He was best known for his portrayal of Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman in the ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley.
Cindy Williams, who played upbeat Shirley Feeney to Penny Marshall's wise-cracking Laverne DeFazio in the 1970s sitcom 'Laverne & Shirley,' has died.
Williams was cast as M'Lynn Eatenton, the role that was played by Sally Field in the film. Also in 1990, Williams returned to series TV in the short-lived sitcom Normal Life [19] and, a couple of years later, reunited with former Laverne & Shirley producers Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett to star in their family sitcom Getting By (1993 ...