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 ...

Travolta became a sensation thanks to his role as Vinnie Barbarino John Travolta became a fan favorite on Welcome Back, Kotter, but the iconic role almost didn’t happen. In the September issue of Emmy ...

Welcome Back, Kotter starred Gabe Kaplan as Gabe Kotter, a witty teacher who returned to his old high school to mentor the notorious remedial class known as the Sweathogs. Because Kotter himself had ...

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 ended up being Travolta’s breakout role, and he transitioned into movie stardom while he was still appearing in the show John Travolta became a fan favorite on Welcome Back, ...

Welcome Back, Kotter' star and co-creator Gabe Kaplan wrote in a new essay about why John Travolta almost turned down his ...

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 ...