"Welcome Back, Kotter" star Robert Hegyes dies at age 60 (Reuters)

January 27th, 2012 - 

Reuters – Robert Hegyes, who played the Jewish Puerto Rican wisecracking student Juan Epstein in 1970s comedy “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died on Thursday at age 60, a hospital official said.

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"Welcome Back, Kotter" star Robert Hegyes dies at age 60
(Reuters)