Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of ‘Welcome Back Kotter’ dead at 60

The Newark Star Ledger is reporting that “Welcome Back, Kotter” star Robert Hegyes is dead.

METUCHEN, NJ (AP) – Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back Kotter” has died. He was 60. The Flynn & Son Funeral Home in Fords, NJ, said it was informed of Hegyes’

Robert Hegyes, top right, starred as one of the Sweathogs in the ’70s hit “Welcome Back Kotter,” alongside John Travolta, left, Ron Palillo, second from left, Gabe Kaplan, center, and Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Robert Hegyes, the Jersey-born actor who

The Newark Star Ledger is reporting that “Welcome Back, Kotter” star Robert Hegyes is dead.

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