Jolie Rouge
08-14-2012, 10:05 AM
Aug 14, 2012 11:29 AM CDT
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(RNN) - Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on the '70s sit-com Welcome Back, Kotter is dead at 63, according to TMZ. Palillo's character was known for the way he caught Mr. Kotter's attention in class with his, "Oh! Oh! Oh! Mr. Kotter!" on the show that ran from 1975 to 1979.
After the show was canceled, Palillo appeared at as a single-episode guest star on television shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s, such as Cagney & Lacey, and did voice work in cartoons.
Born in Connecticut on April 2, 1949, Palilllo majored in drama at the University of Connecticut at Storrs where he often appeared in Shakespearean plays. In 2002, he received some notoriety for losing to Dustin Diamond, who played Screech in Saved by the Bell, on the show Celebrity Boxing 2.
John Travolta also appeared on Welcome Back, Kotter as Vinnie Barbarino.
Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on the show, died earlier this year on Jan. 26, 2012.
http://www.wafb.com/story/19273954/ron-palillo-horshack-from-welcome-back-kotter-dead-at-63
Ron Palillo will forever be known as the goofy and loveable sweathog Arnold Dingfelder Horshack.
Factoids:
Palillo uses his given name Ronald G. Paolillo when he works as an artist. He uses it in memory of his father.
The name Paolillo is Italian and has its origin in the town of Bari, Puglia.
Palillo graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1972 with a degree in dramatic arts.
Palillo's character, Arnold Horshack, used a Thermos brand P.O.T.A. lunchbox during the first season of Welcome Back Kotter.
Palillo himself came up with Horshack's over-enthusiastic "ooh-ooh."
According to an episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter", Horshack means, "the cattle are dying."
Palillo combined the accents of his late Aunt from New Haven, Connecticut and the Dustin Hoffman character in "Midnight Cowboy" to develop the unique accent of Arnold Horshack.
Palillo started his own theater company at the age of 14.
Palillo has his roots in Community Theater.
In 1976 Mattel produced a line of "Welcome Back Kotter" dolls.
Did any of you own the "Welcome Back, Kotter Board Game by Ideal? It was also released in 1976.
Along with his thespian and comedic genius, he is also an amazing color and black-and-white pen-and-ink artist. His works have been shown and sold in New York, Hawaii, and California. He has taken his talent to the world of children's literature, where he has done illustrations for two books. A Gift for the Contessa and The Red Wings of Christmas.
He was teaching acting at the University of Connecticut as of 1999. This University offers The Nafe E. Katter-Ron Palillo Scholarship in Acting and is awarded to an undergraduate or to a graduate student majoring in acting. The award is made on the basis of demonstrated talent, contributions to departmental productions, and professional promise..
http://www.corporateartists.com/ron_palillo.html
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(RNN) - Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on the '70s sit-com Welcome Back, Kotter is dead at 63, according to TMZ. Palillo's character was known for the way he caught Mr. Kotter's attention in class with his, "Oh! Oh! Oh! Mr. Kotter!" on the show that ran from 1975 to 1979.
After the show was canceled, Palillo appeared at as a single-episode guest star on television shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s, such as Cagney & Lacey, and did voice work in cartoons.
Born in Connecticut on April 2, 1949, Palilllo majored in drama at the University of Connecticut at Storrs where he often appeared in Shakespearean plays. In 2002, he received some notoriety for losing to Dustin Diamond, who played Screech in Saved by the Bell, on the show Celebrity Boxing 2.
John Travolta also appeared on Welcome Back, Kotter as Vinnie Barbarino.
Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on the show, died earlier this year on Jan. 26, 2012.
http://www.wafb.com/story/19273954/ron-palillo-horshack-from-welcome-back-kotter-dead-at-63
Ron Palillo will forever be known as the goofy and loveable sweathog Arnold Dingfelder Horshack.
Factoids:
Palillo uses his given name Ronald G. Paolillo when he works as an artist. He uses it in memory of his father.
The name Paolillo is Italian and has its origin in the town of Bari, Puglia.
Palillo graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1972 with a degree in dramatic arts.
Palillo's character, Arnold Horshack, used a Thermos brand P.O.T.A. lunchbox during the first season of Welcome Back Kotter.
Palillo himself came up with Horshack's over-enthusiastic "ooh-ooh."
According to an episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter", Horshack means, "the cattle are dying."
Palillo combined the accents of his late Aunt from New Haven, Connecticut and the Dustin Hoffman character in "Midnight Cowboy" to develop the unique accent of Arnold Horshack.
Palillo started his own theater company at the age of 14.
Palillo has his roots in Community Theater.
In 1976 Mattel produced a line of "Welcome Back Kotter" dolls.
Did any of you own the "Welcome Back, Kotter Board Game by Ideal? It was also released in 1976.
Along with his thespian and comedic genius, he is also an amazing color and black-and-white pen-and-ink artist. His works have been shown and sold in New York, Hawaii, and California. He has taken his talent to the world of children's literature, where he has done illustrations for two books. A Gift for the Contessa and The Red Wings of Christmas.
He was teaching acting at the University of Connecticut as of 1999. This University offers The Nafe E. Katter-Ron Palillo Scholarship in Acting and is awarded to an undergraduate or to a graduate student majoring in acting. The award is made on the basis of demonstrated talent, contributions to departmental productions, and professional promise..
http://www.corporateartists.com/ron_palillo.html