Robert Hegyes: Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of 'Welcome Back Kotter' dead at 60

Robert Hegyes has died. Actor famous for Welcome Back, Kotter character Juan Epstein dead of apparent heart attack on January 26, 2012.By Claire Noland Robert Hegyes, an actor whose character, Juan Epstein, was one of the Sweathogs on the 1970s TV sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," died Thursday of an apparent heart attack in New Jersey. He was 60. Hegyes, of Hungarian and Italian descentIn addition to his famed role on “Welcome Back, Kotter,” Hegyes was recurring character on

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