David L. Lander

Age: 62
Height: 5' 3"

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born: Jun. 22nd, 1947

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BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Father of 'Natalie Lander (I)' (qv).
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in May 1984, but kept his illness a secret from the public for 15 years.
Baseball fanatic and student of the game, he helped the young 'Bill James (IV)' (qv) with his first Baseball Abstract in 1977.
Published the book "Fall Down Laughing," about dealing with Multiple Sclerosis.
Was the original choice to play "Malak" in _Conan the Destroyer (1984)_ (qv).
Lander was a fellow student with 'Michael McKean (I)' (qv) at Carnegie Mellon University and their partnership grew after graduation as part of the comedy group The Credibility Gap with comedian 'Harry Shearer' (qv) in Los Angeles. Lander and McKean's breakthrough came in 1976 when they were jointly cast as the Lenny and Squiggy characters on _"Laverne & Shirley" (1976)_ (qv).
Son-in-law of 'Edith Fellows' (qv) and 'Freddie Fields' (qv).

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Family Album	Mr. DeVito
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