I'm horrified to remember how swept up all us little Hill kids were in the Kotter thing. When John Travolta appeared on the cover of Dynamite magazine it was like an earthquake.

Robert Hedgyes, who played Juan Epstein on the show, died earlier this year as well. If I was John Travolta or Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, I'd be nervous right now.

Interesting that Ron Palillo lived with his partner Joseph for 41 years, but ex-Sweathog John Travolta will not come out at all.

Marvin Hamlisch also died recently. Two kings of 70s schlock gone. So sad.

As TMZ reported yesterday, 63-year-old actor Ron Palillo...passed away in his home this morning...

Damn, TMZ was way out in front on this story.

@5, my thoughts exactly!

@4: Marvin Hamlisch received every major award he possibly could have: Emmy, Grammy, Tony, Oscar, Pulitzer. How, exactly, do you define "schlock"?

EGOT!