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Robert Hegyes‌

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Birthday

calendar1951-05-07

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Robert Hegyes

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Robert Hegyes

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1951-05-07

Popularity

star2.2

Biography

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".

Movie Credits

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers‌
star5.7
calendar 1991

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

Law and Order

Law and Order‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Just Tell Me You Love Me

Just Tell Me You Love Me‌
star1.0
calendar 1978

Underground Aces

Underground Aces‌
star5.1
calendar 1981

A Cry for Love

A Cry for Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind‌
star1.0
calendar 1984

Kill Crazy

Kill Crazy‌
star3.8
calendar 1990

For Lovers Only

For Lovers Only‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return‌
star8.7
calendar 1994

The Pandora Project

The Pandora Project‌
star2.8
calendar 1998

Tv Credits

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1995

Welcome Back, Kotter

Welcome Back, Kotter‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

CHiPs

CHiPs‌
star6.8
calendar 1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

L.A. Heat

L.A. Heat‌
star7.3
calendar 1999

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest‌
star5.3
calendar 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie‌
star6.5
calendar 1976

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars‌
star7.2
calendar 1976

Cos

Cos‌
star3.0
calendar 1976

The Brady Bunch Hour

The Brady Bunch Hour‌
star2.0
calendar 1977

Lewis & Clark

Lewis & Clark‌
star5.0
calendar 1981

Living in TV Land

Living in TV Land‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

NewsRadio

NewsRadio‌
star7.3
calendar 1995

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

So Little Time

So Little Time‌
star7.5
calendar 2001

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982