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

Celebrities Newsday > Entertainment > Celebrities Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on 'Welcome Back Kotter,' dies at 60 Published: January 27, 2012 5:59 AM By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Robert Hegyes, an actor whose Jewish-Puerto Rican character Juan

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

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One of pop culture's better known TV stars from the '70s, Robert Hegyes, has died. Most known for playing Juan Luis Pedro Philippo DeHuevos Epstein in the hit show Welcome Back Kotter, Robert passed away from a heart attack.

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