Laverne & Shirley Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

January 27, 1976

Genre

Comedy

Network

ABC

Cast

David Lander, Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean, Betty Garrett, Leslie Easterbrook, Eddie Mekka

1947-2020

David Lander

as Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman

1943-2018

Penny Marshall

as Laverne DeFazio

1947-2023

Cindy Williams

as Shirley Feeney

Michael McKean

as Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski

1919-2011

Betty Garrett

as Edna Babish

Leslie Easterbrook

as Rhonda Lee

Eddie Mekka

as Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa

About Laverne & Shirley

About

Two best friends who are complete opposites work at Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee before moving to California to act.

Trivia

An animated spinoff called Laverne & Shirley in the Army lasted one season in the early 1980s. Cindy Williams left the show in 1982 and the season carried on without her.