Actor
John
Travolta
has
thanked
his
former
fictional
teacher
Gabe
Kaplan,
who
launched
his
career
through
the
1970s
sitcom
'Welcome
Back,
Kotter'.
The
Hollywood
star
says
that
Gabriel
W
got
him
a
recognition.
He
would
not
been
there
in
Hollywood
without
his
support.
John
Travolta
recently
taped
a
segment
for
'Good
Morning
America".
He
spoke
about
Gabe
Kaplan's
help.
"I've
waited
35
years
to
thank
this
man.
And
I
never
got
to
publicly
thank
Gabe
for
his
genius
for
putting
us
on
the
map.
You
know,
we
all
wouldn't
be
here
today
without
Gabe," Fox
News
quoted
him
as
saying
Meanwhile,
the
Hollywood
star
credited
the
success
of
'Welcome
Back,
Kotter' series
to
its
diverse
cast.
Travolta
added,
"There's
a
Horshack,
a
Barbarino,
an
Epstein,
a
Washington,
in
every
class...
These
four
guys
from
divergent
ethnic
backgrounds
were
the
best
of
friends."