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Robert Smigel

Acting

Born February 7, 1960 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, and puppeteer, known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. He is also known for his collaborations with Adam Sandler, including co-writing the first two Hotel Transylvania films and You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Smigel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award
  • Writers Guild of America Award

Filmography50+ titles

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil

as Self

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

2016as Self

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025as Self

What We Do in the Shadows

2019as Alexander

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

2005as Self

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Yari

The Simpsons

1989as Gabriel Razelton (voice)

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show

2017as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013

Bob's Burgers

2011as Yuli (voice)

Louie

2010Story

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1993as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Marriage Story

2019as Mediator

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

The Masked Singer

2019as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000as One Hundred (voice)

Leo

2023as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)

New Girl

2011as Chaplain

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

2007as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)

Lorne

2026as Lorne (voice)

Downey Wrote That

2025as Self

Punch-Drunk Love

2002as Walter the Dentist

The King of Staten Island

2020as Male Pharmacy Owner

Hotel Transylvania

2012as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)

Portlandia

2011as Jarvis

Saturday Night Live

1975as Various Voices (voice)

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015as Marty (voice)

The Wedding Singer

1998as Andre

Happy Gilmore

1996as IRS Agent

The Story of Late Night

as Self

Happy Gilmore 2

2025as The Lawyer

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

2013Thanks

The Daily Show

1996as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Match Game

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

2022as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)

White House Plumbers

2023as Inmate Friedman

Billy Madison

1995as Mr. Oblaski

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007as Mailman

Wayne's World 2

1993as Concert Nerd

Misery Loves Comedy

2015as Self

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

This Is 40

2012as Barry

Little Nicky

2000as Beefy

Pixels

2015as White House Reporter #2

The Do-Over

2016as Doctor

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008as Yosi

Between the Temples

2024as Rabbi Bruce

The Jack and Triumph Show

as Triumph