Laverne & Shirley
1976
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Phil Foster (born Fivel Feldman; March 29, 1913 – July 8, 1985) was an American actor and performer, best known for his portrayal of Frank DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley.
Phil Foster. Actor: Laverne & Shirley. Phil Foster was born on 29 March 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Laverne & Shirley (1976), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and Brooklyn Goes South (1952). He died on 8 July 1985 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
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- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Jul 9, 1985 · Phil Foster, the stand-up comedian who later became an actor in the legitimate theater and in the television series ''Laverne and Shirley,'' died yesterday at Eisenhower Medical Center in...
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- Penny Marshall (Laverne DeFazio) For Penny Marshall, playing the brash, opinionated Laverne was merely one chapter in a hugely successful career story.
- Cindy Williams (Shirley Feeney) Cindy Williams played the straight-laced, goodie-two-shoes Shirley Feeney to TV superstardom, but she was already a movie star when she joined the show in 1976.
- Michael McKean (Lenny Kosnowski) Michael McKean had his first major role playing Lenny in Laverne & Shirley, appearing in 149 episodes. During his run on the show, he also appeared in the Steven Spielberg film 1941, as well as Used Cars and Young Doctors in Love.
- David L. Lander (Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman) David Lander and Michael McKean met while attending Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and after graduating, joined a comedy group together, a partnership that would eventually lead to their Laverne & Shirley casting.
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- THE GENESIS OF THE SHOW DATES BACK TO AN UNUSED SCRIPT FOR ANOTHER SITCOM. Paul Sand in Friends & Lovers was a short-lived sitcom that ran from September 1974 to January 1975.
- THE UNPRODUCED SCRIPT WAS REPURPOSED FOR AN EPISODE OF HAPPY DAYS. After the Paul Sand show was canceled, Garry Marshall’s mother began to pester him about his sister being out of work, and couldn’t he help her out somehow?
- THE SERIES WAS ACTUALLY PITCHED BEFORE THE HAPPY DAYS EPISODE HAD AIRED. Garry Marshall bumped into ABC chief Fred Silverman at an industry event not long after “A Date with Fonzie” had shot, who asked Marshall if he had any new show ideas to help build a solid Tuesday night comedy block for the network.
- ANOTHER WILLIAMS ALMOST PLAYED SHIRLEY. Laverne & Shirley/Tumblr. Cindy Williams started to have second thoughts about signing on for a TV series once it looked like the show might be greenlit.
May 10, 2021 · Frank's actor, Phil Foster, got his performing start as a kid in New York, according to Showbiz Cheat Sheet, and went on to perform in amateur shows. After serving in the U.S. Army during World...
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An Affair to Forget: Directed by Jack Winter. With Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Eddie Mekka, Phil Foster. Laverne's crazy about her new guy, but discovers the hard way that he's married.
