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Eddie Mekka, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star and Tony Award Nominee, Dies at 69
Actor Eddie Mekka, a regular on the 1970s and ’80s sitcom Laverne & Shirley and a Tony Award nominee, has died. Mekka died Saturday at his home in Newhall, California, according to the actor’s official Facebook page. He was 69 years old; a cause of death wasn’t given. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Mekka headed the […]
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David L. Lander’s Squiggy Delivered Arguably One of The Greatest Jokes on ‘Laverne & Shirley’
The actor died Friday at the age of 73.
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David L. Lander, Squiggy on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies at 73
David L. Lander, who played Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman for all eight seasons of the popular ABC sitcom 'Laverne & Shirley,' has died. He was 73.
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THR Auditions: Snooki & JWOWW Do ‘Laverne & Shirley’ (Video)
The MTV BFFs take on the iconic sitcom roles in THR's new web series.
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Penny Marshall Debuts Memoir: Talks Childhood Memories and Why ‘2 Broke Girls’ is No ‘Laverne & Shirley’
The director of "Big," "Awakenings" and "A League of Their Own" writes about discovering Mark Wahlberg and how she overcame humbling criticism to get from the Bronx to Hollywood in "My Mother Was Nuts."
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Penny Marshall Memoir ‘My Mother Is Nuts’ Set for Fall 2012
Amazon snaps up book with aggressive offer; actress-director to dish on everything from "Laverne & Shirley" to marrying Rob Reiner to helming "Big."
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