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Farewell, Juan Luis Pedro Felipo de Huevos Epstein

Robert Hegyes, mostly known for playing Sweathog Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter, is entertaining the angels with his Chico Marx impersonation this morning, because he passed away of cardiac arrest at a hospital in New Jersey yesterday. Robert was only 60. John Travolta, this is your cue to take that dead papillon off of your head, put on an afro wig and mourn the loss of your TV friend. Newsday says that Robert was in a bad way for a long time and he was taken to JFK Medical Center in Edison, N...

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12:23 on January 27 2012

Robert Hegyes “Welcome Back Kotter” fame dead at 60

Pop Crunch — Robert Hegyes, more commonly known for the role he portrayed on Welcome Back Kotter” of Juan Epstein, has died. The actor suffered an apparent heart-attack at his New J... more info

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12:27 on January 27 2012

Farewell, Juan Luis Pedro Felipo de Huevos Epstein

Dlisted — Robert Hegyes, mostly known for playing Sweathog Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter, is entertaining the angels with his Chico Marx impersonation this morning, because he pa... more info

Epstein