Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on '70s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter, died Thursday, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports. Hegyes, who died of an apparent heart attack after suffering chest pains at his Metuchen, New Jersey home, was 60. Hegyes had not been in good health for the past two years, his brother Mark Hegyes told the paper. The actor had suffered a previous heart attack in recent years. -- The Odd Couple

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Date Posted: 20:43:53 01/26/12 Thu
Author: Aristophanes-arino
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Subject: Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on '70s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter, died Thursday, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports. Hegyes, who died of an apparent heart attack after suffering chest pains at his Metuchen, New Jersey home, was 60. Hegyes had not been in good health for the past two years, his brother Mark Hegyes told the paper. The actor had suffered a previous heart attack in recent years.

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Too bad. He and Kaplan created a great character. When we appeared on the TV Land awards he looked like a really old man. (NT) -- CN, 21:35:41 01/26/12 Thu
- Did I say "we"? Did I let that slip out? (NT) -- CN, 21:37:04 01/26/12 Thu
I remember seeing him on the TV Land awards and he looked 90 years old. Epstein will always be our favorite Puerto Rican Jew. (NT) -- 52, 00:56:03 01/27/12 Fri
Juan's dead. Signed- Epstein's Mother (NT) -- Melnitz, 01:08:19 01/27/12 Fri
- Very funny!! Good one! (NT) -- Salty, 08:39:28 01/28/12 Sat
Kinda young, if you look at it (NT) -- Jeff, 16:08:54 01/29/12 Sun
What? Where? When? (NT) -- Brian (RIP, "Epstein".), 19:16:53 01/29/12 Sun
Who's gonna visit the grave of Juan Epstein? Three Puerto Ricans wearing Yarmulkes? (NT) -- Melnitz, 22:03:19 01/30/12 Mon

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