Editing David Lander (section)

===Health===
Lander was diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]] at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles in 1984. He went public in 1999 and regularly spoke at related conventions. In 2002, his autobiography was published, titled ''Fall Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody'' ({{ISBN|1-58542-052-2}}), written with Lee Montgomery.

Lander died of complications from multiple sclerosis at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on December 4, 2020. He was 73.<ref name = NYT/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-lander-dead-squiggy-laverne-shirley-was-73-1294535 |title=David L. Lander, Squiggy on 'Laverne & Shirley,' Dies at 73 |first=Barnes |last=Mike |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>