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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.
In 1975, Williams was cast as a fun-loving brewery bottle capper, [3] Shirley Feeney, in an episode of Happy Days with Penny who played her best friend and roommate Laverne De Fazio. The girls were cast as "sure-thing" [ 3 ] [ 10 ] dates of Richie and Fonzie ( Henry Winkler ).
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.
Cindy Williams dishes to ET about her new tell-all, Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life, which covers everything from her time on "Laverne & Shirley" to her love life. Cindy and her partner in crime ...
Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on ...
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."
Cast photo of Laverne & Shirley (1976). Standing, L-R: Carole Ita White, Phil Foster, Mekka, Betty Garrett. Middle row, standing: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams. Seated: Michael McKean, David Lander. In the early 1970s, Mekka headed the Worcester County Light Opera in Massachusetts, teaching young people how to sing. [5]
McKean started his career as Lenny Kosnowski in the ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1983. He was briefly a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for its 19th and 20th seasons from 1994 to 1995, and played Gibby Fiske in HBO series Dream On (1990–1996).