Ron Palillo, who played Arnold Horshack in the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, died at his home near Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. The newspaper cites confirmation from a friend of the actor, who was 63.
Juan Epstein: [Late at night in the dark classroom] Hey, Horshack. Tell me somethin'. Do you ever think about what God is like? Arnold Horshack: Oh, yeah. I think he's short. And he has a marvelous sense of humor. And a great laugh.
RIP Ron. Had no idea he lived around here. What a great show and character! Raising your hand in class was never the same....
For me, Horshack's laugh was the most iconic part about that character. I did a quick look on youtube, but couldn't find it. This was at the top though:
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I hope Dustin Diamond can live with himself for beating up a man who was already 60 years old in 2009. I'm sure there is a Saved by the Bell joke in here somewhere...
Horshack passes on....
