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

Oddly and bizarrely the old TV sitcom Welcome Back Kotter brings to mind similarities of Germany's old Nuremburg laws, and the Kobach inspired new immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona. If television were reality (check that, television is reality)

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

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Robert Hegyes, an actor best known for his role as Juan Epstein on the 1970s hit sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter," died in New Jersey at the age of 60. (Jan. 27) (/CBS News) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart,

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