Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gabe Kaplan has enjoyed many diverse careers over the decades, ranging from stand-up comedian to sitcom star, film actor and disc ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you remember the phrase "up your nose with a rubber hose," then you undoubtedly recall the Sweathogs of Brooklyn's James ...

John Travolta became a household name thanks to his role as Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back, Kotter, but when they filmed the first episode, one producer was not happy with his performance. Gabe ...

Which classic '70s sitcom, one that launched the career of a Hollywood superstar and dropped several memorable characters and catchphrases into TV history, is being released as a complete series DVD ...

Stand-up comedian Gabe Kaplan played the teacher of a remedial high school class that called themselves “the Sweathogs.” One of the four featured students was played by John Travolta, who became a ...

He also worked on the 1980s films ‘Du-Beat-e-o’ and ‘Thrashin' ’ and produced films and shows for the Disney Channel. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Alan Sacks, who teamed with stand-up comic and fellow ...

Mayor Eric Adams honored “Welcome Back, Kotter” and “Cooley High” actor Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs with a proclamation as he marked the 50th anniversary of both the show and movie at Ember Charter School, ...

Ice Cube will produce and star in a film version of ABC's TV show Welcome Back, Kotter. Originally played by Gabe Kaplan in the series which ran from 1975 to 1979, Cube's character is a teacher who ...

Welcome Back, Kotter is a quintessential part of 1970s television. In the show, we saw Mr. Kotter, played by Gabe Kaplen, return to his high school in Brooklyn to teach. He finds himself in a ...