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Gabriel Weston Kaplan (born March 31, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, and professional poker player. He played the eponymous teacher in the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter . He later became a professional poker player and a commentator for the series High Stakes Poker on PokerGO .
Jun 14, 2024 · • Gabe Kaplan is an American actor, comedian, writer and poker player born in 194• • He wrote all 95 episodes of the comedy series “Welcome Back, Kotter” which starred John Travolta and won three of its 15 award nominations. • He has appeared in 13 movies and TV series, with four writing credits.
Gabe Kaplan is a Brooklyn-born comedian who created and starred in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979). He also wrote and acted in other shows and movies, such as Lewis & Clark (1981), The Grand (2007) and Fast Break (1979).
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Jan 25, 2023 · The legendary voice of one of poker's most iconic shows, Gabe Kaplan, announced his retirement from High Stakes Poker on PokerGO. The actor and former poker pro, who won the 1980 Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, hosted the show with AJ Benza and Kara Scott.
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Stand-up comedian and actor Gabriel "Gabe" Kaplan stars as the main character, Gabe Kotter, a wise-cracking teacher who returns to his alma mater, James Buchanan High School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, ten years after graduating to teach a remedial class of loafers known as the Sweathogs.
Feb 9, 2021 · Gabe Kaplan co-created and starred in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, playing a teacher of a remedial class in Brooklyn. He also did stand-up comedy, poker, and imitated Groucho Marx.
Gabriel Kaplan is an American actor, comedian, professional poker player, and poker event commentator. He is popularly known for playing the character of ‘Gabe Kotter’ in ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’, an American sitcom created by Kaplan himself along with Alan Sacks. He also appeared in many other television shows and some television movies.
