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

After some lean years, Travolta's career rocketed back following his role in the 1994 film “Pulp Fiction.”

(Kevin Winter – Getty Images) Robert Hegyes, the actor who played Sweathog Juan Epstein on “Welcome Back Kotter,” died Thursday after being brought to a New Jersey hospital in cardiac arrest. He was 60. Hegyes, who also had a role on “Cagney & Lacey,”

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.

After some lean years, Travolta's career rocketed back following his role in the 1994 film “Pulp Fiction.”