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

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

Actor had played Juan Epstein on popular '70s sitcom.

Robert Hegyes, best known as John Travolta's fellow "Sweathog" Juan Epstein on the sitcom Welcome Back Kotter, has died. He was 60 Hegyes died from an apparent heart attack after having chest pains, The Star-Ledger reports. His brother tells the New

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"Welcome Back Kotter" actor Robert Hegyes has died. According to New Jersey's The Star-Ledger, he was 60 years old.