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Robert Hegyes

Robert Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to an Hungarian-American father, Stephen, and an Italian-American mother, Marie Dominica (Cocozza). He is the eldest of their children. The others are: Mark Hegyes, MD - Billings, Montana, Ms. Stephanie Hegyes - Princeton, New Jersey, and Ms. Elizabeth Cocozza - Los Angeles, California. Robert began studying acting in earnest at Metuchen High School under the direction of Dr. Barton Shepard, Ph.D, in the mid-1960s. He was accepted into the Theater Program at Rown University of New Jersey (formerly Glassboro State College) and, in the early 1970s, graduated with a BA in Theater & Secondary Education. Hegyes then ventured into New York City to practice his trade, immediately taking up with the "Greenwich Village Children's Repertory Companies", "Theater in a Trunk", and "The NYC Children's Puppet Ensemble". In short order Robert hooked up with his third Greenwhich Village troupe, "Jack LaRumpa's Flying Drum & Kazoo Band", performing improvisational anti-war comedy in Washington Square and the Provincetown Playhouse. Within a year of graduating from Rowan, Hegyes was cast to co-star in the Manhattan Theater Club Emsmble's highly-acclaimed drama, "Naomi Court", which starred another young actor, Brad Davis (of Midnight Express (1978)). After completing that successful engagement Robert was tapped to co-star for Tony Award-winning actor/director Len Cariou, A Little Night Music (1977) & Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982), in the Broadway drama, "Don't Call Back", starring Arlene Francis at the Helen Hayes Theater. It was during the run of that Broadway drama that he was cast by producer James Komack to star in the award-winning comedy series, Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) and, at the age of twenty-five, became one of the show's directors. Robert has guest-starred in over thirty episodic series, including Saturday Night Live (1975) with host Quentin Tarantino, Diagnosis Murder (1993) with Dick Van Dyke and The Drew Carey Show (1995). He has starred in the award-nominated "Passat" commercial, "The Chase", for director Kinka Usher and in the feature films, Honeymoon Hotel (2004) opposite Jane Kaczmarek, Underground Aces (1981) with Melanie Griffith, Bob Roberts (1992) for director Tim Robbins, Purpose (2002) starring Mia Farrow, and Bar Hopping (2000) alongside Kevin Nealon. Hegyes made his Los Angeles stage debut to rave notices as Chico Marx in Arthur Marx's play, "An Evening with Groucho", and was shortly thereafter cast as a series regular starring in the award-winning drama, Cagney & Lacey (1981). Robert has been awarded a lifetime artist-in-residence status at his alma mater and has taught there and continues to guest lecture regularly. He is also a California Certified Secondary Education Teacher and teaches for the Los Angeles Unified School District at Venice High School. As a long-time resident of Venice, California, Robert and partner Craig Titley, (Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)) developed the original Internet series, "The Venice Walk".


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Born:
May 7, 1951 In Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
23
First Appeared:
In the series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962-10-01
Latest Project:
Series Living in TV Land 2004-08-18
Known For
Poster of Kill Crazy
Poster of The Brady Bunch Hour
Filmography
Series Living in TV Land 2004-08-18
Series L.A. Heat Unknown 1999-03-15
Movie The Pandora Project Enrique Gutierrez 1998-07-15
Series The Drew Carey Show Unknown 1995-09-13
Movie Cagney & Lacey: The Return Esposito 1994-11-06
Series Diagnosis: Murder Unknown 1993-10-29
Movie Bob Roberts Ernesto Galleano 1992-09-04
Movie Kill Crazy Harry Durosa 1990-11-21
Movie E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind Raoul 1984-01-01
Series Cagney & Lacey 1982-03-25
Movie For Lovers Only Frankie Spoleto 1982-10-15
Movie Underground Aces Tico 1981-01-02
Movie A Cry for Love Pizza Counterman 1980-10-20
Movie Just Tell Me You Love Me Ricky 1978-01-02
Series The Brady Bunch Hour Unknown 1977-01-23
Series The Love Boat Unknown 1977-09-24
Series CHiPs Unknown 1977-09-15
Series Donny & Marie Unknown 1976-01-23
Series Battle of the Network Stars Unknown 1976-11-13
Movie Law and Order Angelo 1976-05-06
Series Welcome Back, Kotter Juan Epstein 1975-09-09
Series The Streets of San Francisco Unknown 1972-09-23
Series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Unknown 1962-10-01