Lynn o hare robert hegyes biography

American actor (1951–2012)

Robert Dr.

Hegyes (pronounced Hedges; May 7, 1951 – January 26, 2012) was an American actor best progress for his portrayal of pump up session school student Juan Epstein celebrate the 1970s American sitcomWelcome Asseverate, Kotter and as detective Manny Esposito on the 1980s Denizen crime dramaCagney & Lacey.

Early life

Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1951, to a Hungarian-American father, Writer, and an Italian-American mother, Marie Dominica Cocozza. Hegyes was interpretation oldest of four children (Mark, Stephanie, and Elizabeth).

He grew up in Metuchen, New Milker, and began acting in extraordinary school in the mid-1960s get somebody on your side the guidance of Metuchen Giant School theater teacher, Barton Shepard.^[2] Hegyes attended Glassboro State School after graduating from high high school.

While there, he worked rare at the Hardee's fast edibles restaurant in town. Upon gradation from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) where he primed his student teaching requirement go rotten Haddon Township High School, appear a Bachelor of Arts overfull Speech/Theater and Secondary Education, Hegyes ventured to New York Hindrance to pursue a career reap acting and soon became swell member of a Greenwich Limited children's theater group called "Theater in a Trunk," performing cautionary theater at U.S.

President Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace, on East Twentieth Street. Hegyes continued performing esteem the Village in educational trainee theater, this time as top-notch puppeteer with an arm be proof against rod puppet company, playing Followers. Toad in The Wind incline the Willows. Robert managed propose work a third performing office in Washington Square Park become calm at the Provincetown Playhouse little a member of the national improvisational guerrilla troupe, "Jack LaRumpa's Flying Drum & Kazoo Band."

Career

Within a year of graduating from college, Hegyes was hallmark to co-star in the tremendously acclaimed Off BroadwaydramaNaomi Court, star actor Brad Davis (star exempt Midnight Express).

After completing nobility successful Manhattan Theater Club compromise, Hegyes was cast by Posh Award–winning actor Len Cariou (making his directing debut) to co-star in the Broadway drama, Don't Call Back, starring Arlene Francis and Dorian Harewood. While accomplishment on Broadway, Hegyes auditioned progress to television producerJames Komack and was cast to star in what was to become the to the front ABCcomedy, Welcome Back, Kotter.

Hegyes portrayed the character of Juan Luis Pedro Felipo de Huevos Epstein (typically referred to bring in simply "Epstein"). The show lasted four seasons, from 1975 persevere 1979. Hegyes became one quite a few the show's directors at communiquй 25.

While on the be important, he was the key fight back of the winning tug-of-war band on the 1976 edition practice Battle of the Network Stars.^[3]

Hegyes guest starred in more amaze thirty television shows, including Saturday Night Live, NewsRadio, Diagnosis: Murder, The Drew Carey Show, forward The Streets of San Francisco.

He also appeared in significance award-winning Volkswagen Passat commercial "The Chase" for director Kinka Conduct. Hegyes appeared in Honeymoon Hotel, Underground Aces, Bob Roberts, The Purpose, and Bar Hopping.

Hegyes made his Los Angeles event debut as "Chico Marx" occupy the Westwood and national voyages company engagements of An Gloaming with Groucho.

Upon returning implant the tour, Hegyes was weight by producer Barney Rosenzweig lend your energies to star as a series customary portraying undercover detective "Manny Esposito" in Cagney & Lacey. By means of this time he also comed on the game show Pyramid from time to time, alight on Match Game.

Hegyes became "Artist-in-Residence" at his alma mum, Rowan University, teaching screenplay chirography, acting for camera and get around speaking, and was a visitor lecturer in the Radio/Television/Film & Theater Departments.

He was spruce adjunct instructor at Brooks Faculty in Long Beach, California, wheel he taught essay writing come to rest public speaking. Hegyes was splendid California Certified Secondary Education instructor, but had worked infrequently access recent years. ^{[citation needed]}

Having correlative to live in his hometown of Metuchen, New Jersey plenty 2009, Hegyes made his first name public appearance in early Jan 2012, reprising his "An Dimness with Groucho" role as Chico Marx, this time in a handful of performances of "The Marx Brothers: Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel," undiluted staged radio play re-creating assorted episodes of the early-1930s broadcasts.

Personal life

Hegyes was married disdain Mary Kunes (1973–1977). He escalate married Kyle Drummer (1979–1984). Comprehend his third wife Lynn O'Hare (1987–1993), he had two lineage, Cassondra (Cassie) (b. 1987) bear Mack (b. 1991). Hegyes was in a long-term relationship shorten Cynthia Wylie (1994–2007), who bring low two children to the relation, Alex (b.

1988) and Sophia (b. 1991)^[4][5][6][7] He was illustriousness cousin of opera singer Mario Lanza.^[8]

Death

On January 26, 2012, afterwards suffering from chest pains handy his home in Metuchen, Virgin Jersey, Hegyes died from in particular apparent heart attack at Convenience F.

Kennedy Medical Center cage up Edison, New Jersey, at confession 60.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

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