What happened to Gabe Kaplan and Marcia Strassman from Welcome Back Kotter???

Question

Bobby Hedges also..I use to love that show..Back in the day...

Answer 1

Marcia Strassman:
This tall, willowy brunette (these days, frequently blonde) was born April 28, 1948, in New York City, one of four children. Raised in Passaic, New Jersey, she grew into a striking young teen and worked for a time as a model in a local children's department store. Trekking back to New York City equipped only with her modeling credentials and a natural singing talent, Marcia found herself performing in an off-Broadway show at the ripe old age of 15, replacing 17-year-old Liza Minnelli in the musical "Best Foot Forward." Inspired, Marcia ventured ahead with a number of stage roles, then broke into television and scored her first semi-regular role as an army nurse on the very first season of "M*A*S*H" (1972). Her big breakout role, and the one for which she will best be remembered, was as Gabe Kaplan's wife on the popular sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975) for four seasons. Despite the steady work, she was fairly disillusioned at playing the relatively sane (i.e., overlooked) role of Julie Kotter. Most of the focus landed squarely on her husband, a Brooklyn schoolteacher (the show was based on Kaplan's real-life experiences as a teacher) and his interaction with student "Sweathogs" Robert Hegyes, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Ron Palillo and pre-megastar John Travolta. Stuck with essentially a reactive character, she gamely stayed with the show throughout its run. "Kotter" would be her only hit series despite a handful of attempts, but she managed to persevere in later years with guest spots on such shows as "Magnum, P.I." (1980), "Amazing Stories" (1985), "Highlander" (1992), "Sweet Justice" (1994) and "Providence" (1999). She would regain major attention one more time as (again) a wholesome wife, playing nerdy Rick Moranis' spouse in the surprise Disney hit Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). She reprised that role in the equally popular sequel, Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992). In 1998 Marcia returned to her musical roots and performed with "Beauty and the Beast" star Susan Egan in "Hello Again," which was a revamped version of the Max Ophüls classic French film Ronde, La (1950). Here she played against type as a prostitute. Over the years Marcia has carved out a niche for herself not only as a fine actress but also as a social and labor activist, and has lent her skills and talents to many progressive causes.

Bobby Hedges
The only Bobby Hedges that IMDB could find was a guy that worked in art departments and this wasn't the same guy.

Gabe Kaplan
Financial investor

Champion poker player

Provided coverage on ESPN for the 2002 World Series of Poker.

Worked as a standup comic, a sitcom and film actor, and a disc jockey.

Provided commentary for the National Heads-Up Poker Challenge on CNBC in 2005.

Worked as a teacher prior to breaking in to show business. His work as a teacher was the basis for "Welcome Back Kotter".
(1998-) Working with the original creator of Welcome Back, Kotter to create a new movie musical.

(March 2005) Finished 3rd in the World Poker Tour Event at The Mirage in Las Vegas

(2005) Finished 2nd in the 2005 WSOP $5000 Limit Hold 'Em Event.

Answer 2

Gabe Kaplan is an ANNOUNCER for pro poker tournaments.
Marcia Strassman does TV shows and the occasional movie
Bobby Hedges was last seen working at a CVS in the LA area (really) and is a cousin to Jon Bon Jovi.

Answer 3

ME TOO!! It's still on, too. If you have satellite tv, it's on the 'i' channel (i). I don't know what ever happened to them. I read something about them a while back in a magazine, but don't remember what they're doing now. I loved watching Kotter - it's STILL my all-time favorite show, though I enjoy watching all those great classic sitcoms: Barney Miller, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, All in the Family, Green Acres, The Addams Family, The Monkees, Maude - :D I'll do a web search and see what turns up on them. If I find out anything, I'll do an 'edit' of this post and add the info. :D

Here's a few links (in these pictures - the first link -, Gabe Kaplan has put on quite a bit of weight - check it out!

http://us.imdb.com/name/n

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0833519/m0438241/ (there is a pic of Horshack - Ron Pallilo - with Gabe and Marcia)

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0373811/ (Bobby Hegyes pics)

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0657676/ (Ron Pallilo pics)

Answer 4

Marcia Strassman Biography

Answer 5

Gabe Kaplan is a pro poker player. I don't know about the rest.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

This is a challenging question, and one that has made me curious for quite some time.

Answer 8

john Travolta make it big in the movie industry as a n actor.

Answer 9

Need more details before I can give answer

Answer 10

whatever happened to john travolta? did he ever make anything out of himself?