'Welcome Back, Kotter': Robert Hegyes' 'Epstein' helped alter TV

METUCHEN, NJ (AP) – The actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show "Welcome Back Kotter" has died. The Flynn & Son Funeral Home in Fords, NJ, says it was informed of Robert Hegyes' death Thursday by the

Robert Hegyes, who played Epstein on Welcome Back Kotter Star, has passed away. He was 60.

[Hollywood Reporter] • Robert Hegyes – an actor best known for playing Juan Epstein, one of the “Sweathogs” on the '70s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter” – has died at the age of 60. [Chicago Tribune] Reader comments on sltrib.com are the opinions of the

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Robert Hegyes, who played the wisecracking student Juan Epstein in 1970s comedy "Welcome Back, Kotter," has died. Quirky workplace TV comedy "The Office" may be headed for greener pastures. Halle Berry has been interviewed by officials from Los