Gabriel "Gabe" Kaplan (born March 31, 1945) is an American actor, comedian and professional poker player. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for his role as Gabe Kotter in the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter but has become more visible in recent years in relation to the popularity of poker, particularly as host/commentator on High Stakes Poker on GSN.
Financial investor
Champion poker player
Provided coverage on ESPN for the 2002 World Series of Poker.
Worked as a standup comic, a sitcom and film actor, and a disc jockey.
Provided commentary for the National Heads-Up Poker Challenge on CNBC in 2005.
His experiences as a student in an under-achieving class (like the Sweathogs) in the early 1960s was the basis for "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975).
