Gabe Kaplan Net Worth

Gabe Kaplan net worth is
$30 Million

Gabe Kaplan Wiki Biography

Gabriel Kaplan was born on the 31st March 1945, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, of Jewish ancestry. He is a comedian, actor, professional poker player and TV presenter. Kaplan is probably still best known for starring in the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter”. He is also known for taking-up up the position of commentator and co-host of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” (2009 – 2011). Kaplan has been playing poker professionally since 1978.

How much is the net worth of Gabe Kaplan? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $30 million, as of the data given in mid-2016.

Gabe Kaplan Net Worth $30 Million

To begin with, as a youngster Kaplan wanted to become a baseball player. However, he did not manage to join one of the higher leagues and so then decided to pursue other interests. Kaplan began working in a hotel in New Jersey, where he came into contact with comedians, and soon he decided to dedicate his life to stand-up comedy. In this sphere, Kaplan was so successful that he made five appearances in the late night talk show “The Tonight Show” within 18 months. In the further course of his career he released his first album under the name “Holes and Mello-Rolls” (1974). His net worth was now established.

From 1975 to 1979, he was the main actor in the TV sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter”, which was based on his own experiences when growing-up. In the following years, he starred in several films including “Fast Break” (1979) directed by Jack Smight, “Nobody’s Perfekt” (1981) directed by Peter Bonerz as well as “Tulips” (1981) by Rex Bromfield and Mark Warren. Needless to say that acting added significant sums to the outright size of Gabe Kaplan’s net worth as well as increasing his popularity.

Concerning his career as a poker player, Gabe Kaplan first participated at the World Series of Poker in 1978. His greatest success to date was recorded in July 2004, when he took the third position and won a $250,000 at an event of the Poker Tour World. Furthermore, he was second in a tournament of the World Series of Poker 2005, and received more than $200,000. In 2007, he took part in the television show “Poker After Dark”, in which he eliminated Howard Lederer and Annie Duke among others to the heads up to beat Kristy Gazes, receiving $120,000 for his victory. On the 27th June 2014 Kaplan played his last live tournament in which he was eighth overall and won his highest ever prize of $258,390. Overall, he has won $1,991,248 in official tournaments, which has certainly contributed significantly to the size of Gabe Kaplan’s net worth.

Today Kaplan works as a moderator of main poker events shown on television in USA. These include the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, tournaments of World Series of Poker, the Intercontinental Poker Championship and the cash game format High Stakes Poker; in the latter he has worked as an expert.

Finally, in the personal life of Gabe Kaplan, he has never been married. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles, California.

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Full Name	Gabe Kaplan
Net Worth	$30 Million
Date Of Birth	March 31, 1945
Place Of Birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height	5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Profession	Comedian, actor, writer, professional poker player, tv presenter
Nationality	American
Children	Rachel Kaplan
Parents	Dorothy Kaplan, Charles Kaplan
Twitter	https://twitter.com/gabekaplan
IMDB	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438241
Awards	Amarillo Slim - Super Bowl of Poker (SBOP) (1980), NBC's Poker After Dark (2007, 2008), 2007 World Series of Poker (2007, ninth place)
Albums	"Holes and Mello-Rolls", "Up Your Nose" (1977), "Lewis & Clark "
Nominations	People's Choice Award for Favorite Performer in a New TV Program
Movies	"Fast Break" (1979)
TV Shows	"Welcome Back, Kotter", "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "High Stakes Poker", "Queens and Kings"

#	Fact
1	Finished 3rd in the World Poker Tour Event at The Mirage in Las Vegas [March 2005]
2	Finished 2nd in the 2005 WSOP $5000 Limit Hold 'Em Event. [2005]
3	Release of his book, "Kotter's Back". [2007]
4	Working with the original creator of Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) to create a new movie musical. [1998]
5	Was a broadcaster for the only outdoor World Series of Poker along with Phil Hellmuth in 1997 on ESPN. The event took place outside of Binion's in the middle of the Fremont Street Experience.
6	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).
7	Provided commentary for the National Heads-Up Poker Challenge on CNBC in 2005.
8	Worked as a standup comic, a sitcom and film actor, and a disc jockey.
9	Provided coverage on ESPN for the 2002 World Series of Poker.
10	Champion poker player
11	Financial investor

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Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Lewis & Clark	1981-1982	TV Series written by - 2 episodes
Tulips	1981	uncredited
Welcome Back, Kotter		TV Series created by - 95 episodes, 1975 - 1979 creator - 94 episodes, 1975 - 1979 written by - 2 episodes, 1977 - 1978 story - 1 episode, 1978 teleplay - 1 episode, 1978

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Grand	2007		Seth Schwartzman
Jack the Dog	2001		Richie
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency	1984	TV Movie	Anthony DePalma
Murder, She Wrote	1984	TV Series	Freddy York
Groucho	1982		Groucho
Lewis & Clark	1981-1982	TV Series	Stewart Lewis
Tulips	1981		Leland Irving
Nobody's Perfekt	1981		Dibley
Welcome Back, Kotter	1975-1979	TV Series	Gabe Kotter
Fast Break	1979		David Greene (as Gabriel Kaplan)
Police Story	1977	TV Series	Paul Cazenovia
The Love Boat	1976	TV Movie	Stan Nichols

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mike & Mike	2015	TV Series 1 episode
Welcome Back, Kotter	1976	TV Series performer - 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mr. Show with Bob and David	1996	TV Series special thanks - 1 episode

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Gotham Comedy Live	2014	TV Series documentary	Himself - Host
The 9th Annual TV Land Awards	2011	TV Special	Himself
Good Morning America	1979-2011	TV Series	Himself
High Stakes Poker	2006-2010	TV Series	Himself
TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases	2009	TV Movie	Himself
National Heads-Up Poker Championship	2008	TV Mini-Series	Himself
Poker After Dark	2007-2008	TV Series	Himself
The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch	2005	TV Series	Himself
National Heads-Up Poker Championship	2005	TV Series	Himself - Host (2005)
World Poker Tour	2004	TV Series	Himself
Hollywood Squares	2004	TV Series	Himself
Just for Laughs	2003	TV Series	Himself
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration	2003	TV Special documentary	Himself
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV	2003	TV Special documentary	Himself
Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival	2001	TV Special documentary	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story	2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 5	2000	TV Movie documentary	Himself
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary	1997	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The New Hollywood Squares	1989	TV Series	Himself
War of the Stars	1987	TV Series 1987
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1985	TV Special	Himself
Dropout	1985	TV Movie	Himself - Host
Catch a Rising Star's 10th Anniversary	1982	TV Special	Himself - Comedian
Battle of the Network Stars XI	1981	TV Special	Himself - NBC Team Captain (as Gabriel Kaplan)
The Hollywood Squares	1975-1979	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Panelist
Battle of the Network Stars V	1978	TV Special	Himself - ABC Team Captain (as Gabriel Kaplan)
Battle of the Network Stars IV	1978	TV Special	Himself - ABC Team Captain
A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle	1978	TV Special	Himself
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People	1978	TV Series	Himself - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1973-1978	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest Host
ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration	1978	TV Special	Himself
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2	1977	TV Movie	Himself
Battle of the Network Stars III	1977	TV Special	Himself - ABC Team Captain
The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1977	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
US Against the World	1977	TV Movie	Himself
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes	1977	TV Movie	Himself
Battle of the Network Stars II	1977	TV Special	Himself - ABC Team Captain
Dinah!	1975-1977	TV Series	Himself
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Gabe Kaplan	1977	TV Special	Himself
Battle of the Network Stars	1976	TV Special	Himself - ABC Team Captain
The Sonny and Cher Show	1976	TV Series	Himself / Various Characters
The Captain and Tennille	1976	TV Series	Himself
Van Dyke and Company	1976	TV Series	Himself
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joe Garagiola	1976	TV Special	Himself
The Mike Douglas Show	1974-1976	TV Series	Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Comedian / Himself - Actor / ...
Donny and Marie	1976	TV Series	Himself
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dean Martin	1976	TV Special	Himself
The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards	1976	TV Special	Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Program and Presenter: Introducing Raymond Burr to Stage
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali	1976	TV Special	Himself
Lola!	1976	TV Series	Himself
Celebration: The American Spirit	1976	TV Movie	Himself
Celebrity Bowling	1976	TV Series	Himself
Celebrity Sweepstakes	1975	TV Series	Himself
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evel Knievel	1975	TV Special	Himself
Van Dyke and Company	1975	TV Special	Himself
The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show	1975	TV Series	Himself
The Hollywood Palladium	1974	TV Movie	Himself
The Merv Griffin Show	1973	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Inside Edition	2014	TV Series documentary	Himself - Welcome Back Kotter
Paul Williams Still Alive	2011	Documentary	Himself
When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself (uncredited)

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2006	TV Land Award	TV Land Awards	Teacher of the Year	Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
2003	TV Land Award	TV Land Awards	Classic TV Teacher of the Year	Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

Known for movies

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979)
as Writer

Lewis & Clark (1981-1982)
as Writer

Fast Break (1979)
as David Greene

Tulips (1981)
as Writer