Gabe Kaplan was born as Gabriel W. Kaplan, who is an American actor of movies and TV shows, a voice actor, comedian, poker player and a poker commentator as well. Wanting to become a professional baseball player as a young child, he ended up as a bellboy is a hotel, which was often the venue for comedy shows and comedians. It was there when Kaplan planned onto become a professional comedian, and began writing and performing on his own. He used to perform in places like Cafe Tel Aviv, New York and Pablo’s Restaurant in Brooklyn, before he really became famous. Soon he got sponsors and started to tour around the country, and in a year’s time was featured for five times in the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which was a hit show during that time. Having recorded an album as well, regarding on his childhood, he was given a role in a comedy sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. The show aired for four years, from 1975 to 1979, and it took Kaplan’s career to greater heights, thereby increasing his money as well as fan following. He performed twice at the Battle of the Network Stars, which he won twice as the captain of ABC team. On his third appearance in the show, he appeared as the captain of NBC team as he had been working on their show Lewis & Clark.
He had also been working in several movies like: The Love Boat (1976), Nobody’s Perfekt (1981), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Grand (2007) etc. His contributions have been recognized with awards like TV Land Teacher of the Year Award (2006, 2003) and TV Land Anniversary Award (2011), and his net worth of $30 million dollars reflects his success itself. With his rise in fame and money at the start of his acting career, he started to play poker and was seen in 1978, participating at the World Series of Poker. After winning the Super Bowl of Poker, he was considered to be a tactical poker player and his reputation kept on growing after he appeared at the final table of Super Bowl’s main event two more times.
Born on the March on 1945 into a middle class family in Brooklyn, New York, USA, he hasn’t had a wife or children at the age of 70. This suggests him to be a gay by sexuality, although he has not spoken about it nor have we got any proof to state it as a fact. A man a good height, he measures about 182 cm, which is around 5 feet and 11 inches tall. With a high search for his shirtless pictures in the media that are not available, you can however find his photos and videos on his Instagram account. There is no information about him having a girlfriend at any part of his career, and has not been married or divorced for once in his life. With no information of his personal affairs in the media, there is no such news on his biography as well, that can be found in sites like IMDb or Wikipedia. Born and raised as an American citizen of white ethnicity, there have been concerns about his health, with rumors that state him to be dead but facts that prove that he is alive and well. You can stay connected to his personal life and latest activities, by following him on his Twitter account.