Robert Hegyes - "Epstein" on Welcome Back Kotter dies

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Robert Hegyes - "Epstein" on Welcome Back Kotter dies

Postby Russ_Byth » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:47 am

Robert Hegyes, an actor whose Jewish-Puerto Rican character Juan Epstein was one of the Sweathogs on the 1970s TV sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," died Thursday of a heart attack in New Jersey. He was 60.

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Re: Robert Hegyes - "Epstein" on Welcome Back Kotter dies

Postby hagopian » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:35 pm

Related to Mario Lanza.

Mr. Hegyes had been ill for a while.

Does "Kotter" seem like a long time ago?

Still love the John Sebastian vocal job on the Song "Welcome Back"......" 'cos we tease him a lot, because we got him on the spot, WELCOME BACK....."
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