Began his career in Pittsburgh while a student at Carnegie Mellon University. David L. Lander was a fellow student at CMU and their partnership grew after graduation as part of the comedy group The Credibility Gap with comedian Harry Shearer in Los Angeles. McKean and Lander's breakthrough came in 1976 when they were cast as Lenny and Squiggy on
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2003A Mighty Wind
(writer: "Old Joe's Place", "The Good Book Song", "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", "Just That Kinda Day", "Never Did No Wanderin'", "Fare Away", "Potato's in the Paddy Wagon", "A Mighty Wind")
1996Waiting for Guffman
(writer: "Covered Wagons, Open-toed Shoes", "A Penny For Your Thoughts", "Nothing Ever Happens In Blaine" - uncredited, "Red, White and Blaine Overture" - uncredited, "Unknown" - uncredited)
1989The Big Picture
(writer: "The Whites of Their Eyes" / performer: "The Whites of Their Eyes")
1987Light of Day
(performer: "Rude Mood", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy")
1985Clue
(performer: "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow" - uncredited)
1985David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival
(TV movie)
(performer: "You Wouldn't Believe Our World", "We Go To Rio", "Bosc, Bosc, Bosc", "We Hide Our Pride")
1984This Is Spinal Tap
(writer: "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight", "Gimme Some Money", "Big Bottom", "All The Way Home", "Hell Hole", "Cups And Cakes", " Listen To The Flower People", "Rock & Roll Creation", "Heavy Duty", "Stonehenge", "Sex Farm", "Jazz Odyssey", "A Grateful Nation" / performer: "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight", "Gimme Some Money", "Big Bottom", "All The Way Home", "Hell Hole", "Cups And Cakes", "Heartbreak Hotel", " Listen To The Flower People", "Rock & Roll Creation", "Heavy Duty", "Stonehenge", "Sex Farm", "Jazz Odyssey", "A Grateful Nation")
[describing how he and wife Annette O'Toole go about writing a song's music and lyrics] When we've done it - and this sounds like I'm talking about sex, doesn't it? - we've done it every way you can.
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Began his career in Pittsburgh while a student at Carnegie Mellon University. David L. Lander was a fellow student at CMU and their partnership grew after graduation as part of the comedy group The Credibility Gap with comedian Harry Shearer in Los Angeles. McKean and Lander's breakthrough came in 1976 when they were cast as Lenny and Squiggy on
Laverne & Shirley...
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