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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 .
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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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Oct 6, 2023 · • 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.
Welcome Back, Kotter is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a high-school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial education class called the "Sweathogs." Recorded in front of a live studio audience, the series aired on ABC from September 9, 1975, through May 17, 1979.
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Gabe Kaplan is a writer and actor, best known for Welcome Back, Kotter (1975). He was also a standup comic, a disc jockey, and a poker player who finished third in the World Poker Tour Event at The Mirage in 2002.
