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, ...

It’s unclear how well these novels sold, but they ended a good two years before the series did, portending harsh realities the inhabitants of James Buchanan High School couldn’t conceive of at the ...

John Travolta has admitted that he almost did not feature in Welcome Back, Kotter, his breakout show, in a new interview. The actor revealed how he nearly passed on the role of Vinnie Barbarino. John ...

In a new essay about Welcome Back, Kotter, show co-creator and star Gabe Kaplan recalled how the show came to be and how the cast came together John Travolta explained to Kaplan why he almost turned ...

John Travolta almost missed out on his breakout TV role. The actor shot to fame in the 1975 ABC sitcom Welcome Back Kotter, but in an essay for Emmy Magazine, Gabe Kaplan, the show’s co-creator and ...

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 ...

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 ...

John Travolta is one of Hollywood's most beloved and hardworking actors, but he credits his success to one thing – "Welcome Back, Kotter." And John revealed how indebted he is to the 1970's television ...

Ron Palillo, best known for playing Arnold Horshack on the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died early Tuesday morning at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 63. Palillo's agent confirmed his ...

March 15, 2006 — -- A little quiz for fellow Sweathogs out there: If you know what part Ron Palillo wants to play in Ice Cube's new version of "Welcome Back, Kotter," raise your hand and start ...