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Welcome Back, Kotter Latest News

  • 1975-1979
  • 4 Seasons
  • ABC
  • Comedy
  • TV-PG
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Gabe Kotter is a high-school teacher with a bunch of unruly students in his class. The student troublemakers are led by Vinnie Barbarino, who has a knack for rhyming insults.

Welcome Back, Kotter Star Marcia Strassman Dies at 66

Marcia Strassman, who played Julie Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter, diedFriday at her home in Los Angeles after battling breast cancer, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.

Mon, Oct 27, 2014
Welcome Back, Kotter Star Marcia Strassman Dies at 66

Welcome Back, Kotter's Ron Palillo Dies at 63

Ron Palillo, best known as Arnold Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter, has died, according to CNN. He was 63. Palillo died of a heart attack in his Palm Beach, Fla., home, early Tuesday, his agent Scott Stander confirmed.

Tue, Aug 14, 2012
Welcome Back, Kotter's Ron Palillo Dies at 63

Report: Second Masseur Joins Lawsuit Against John Travolta

A second individual has joined the lawsuit against John Travolta that was filed Friday in California, Radar reports.

Wed, May 9, 2012
Report: Second Masseur Joins Lawsuit Against John Travolta

John Travolta Sued for Assault and Sexual Battery; Calls Suit "Complete Fiction"

John Travolta has been sued for assault and sexual battery by a masseur who claims that the actor tried to have sex with him after hiring him for a massage, E! News reports. The lawsuit, filed in Federal Court and obtained by the website, says that Travolta stripped down in front of the masseur and...

Mon, May 7, 2012
John Travolta Sued for Assault and Sexual Battery; Calls Suit "Complete Fiction"

Welcome Back, Kotter's Robert Hegyes, Who Played Epstein, Dies

Robert Hegyes, best known for playing Juan Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter, died Thursday from an apparent heart attack, The Star-Ledger reports. He was 60. A New Jersey native, Hegyes studied speech and theater at Rowan University (where he taught later in his career) before finding stage work in New York both on and off Broadway.  In 1975, Hegyes was cast on...

Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Welcome Back, Kotter's Robert Hegyes, Who Played Epstein, Dies

Keck's Exclusives: John Travolta To Be a Sweathog Again

After years of sending his regrets, John Travolta has finally agreed to reunite with his fellow Sweathogs for a Welcome Back, Kotter 35th anniversary reunion at April's TV Land Awards. (Perhaps Tom Hanks reconnecting with his former Bosom Buddies costars at last year's show had a little something to do with convincing him!) Good for Travolta for hopping on board, considering he...

Wed, Mar 2, 2011
Keck's Exclusives: John Travolta To Be a Sweathog Again

Are Fans Ready for Glee 2.0?

Imagine Glee without attention hog Rachel Berry, outspoken Kurt or ditzy Brittany. Well, a new crop of McKinley High students may be infiltrating New Directions sooner than you'd think. Less than halfway through its sophomore season, series co-creator Ryan Murphy is already looking to the future of the popular musical comedy. He says he plans to replace the current cast with new actors once their characters graduate at the end of 2012. Watch full episodes of Glee in our Online Video Guide "Every year we're going to...

Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Are Fans Ready for Glee 2.0?

KAPLAN OK'S KOTTER

Responding to the news that a big-screen version of Welcome Back, Kotter is in the works — with Ice Cube in the title role and the locale switched to South Central L.A. — Gabe Kaplan told Access Hollywood, "It's totally acceptable. I think it could work and I think [Ice Cube] is the perfect guy." Asked to flesh out the cast, Kaplan suggested "Snoop Dogg will play Horshack and Vanilla Ice would play Barbarino."

Fri, Mar 17, 2006