Person
Robert Smigel
Acting · Born 1960-02-07 · 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.
Known for
The Simpsons
Gabriel Razelton (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Daily Show
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Yari
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Bob's Burgers
Security Guard (voice)
New Girl
Chaplain
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Filmography
- 2026Rain ReignExecutive Producer
- 2026LorneLorne (voice)
- 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf
- 2025Happy Gilmore 2The Lawyer
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
- 2025Hollywood SquaresTriumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf
- 2024Between the TemplesRabbi Bruce
- 2024Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop LiveTriumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 2023LeoMiniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)
- 2023White House PlumbersInmate Friedman
- 2022Aqua Teen Forever: PlantasmFraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
- 2021The Story of Late NightSelf
- 2020The King of Staten IslandMale Pharmacy Owner
- 2019Marriage StoryMediator
- 2019What We Do in the ShadowsAlexander
- 2019The Masked SingerTriumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 2018The Week OfER Doctor
- 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism ProgramsTriumph the Insult Comic Dog
- 2017Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey ShowSelf
- 2016Triumph Election WatchTriumph the Insult Comic Dog
- 2016'85: The Greatest Team in Football HistorySelf
- 2016Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016Triumph
- 2016Match GameTriumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 2016The Do-OverDoctor
- 2016Triumph's Election Special 2016Triumph
- 2015Hotel Transylvania 2Marty (voice)
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2015PixelsWhite House Reporter #2
- 2015The Jack and Triumph ShowTriumph
- 2015Misery Loves ComedySelf
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
- 2013@midnight with Chris HardwickTriumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Thanks
- 2012This Is 40Barry
- 2012Hotel TransylvaniaFake Dracula / Marty (voice)
- 2011Jack and JillExecutive Producer
- 2011New GirlChaplain
- 2011PortlandiaJarvis
- 2011Bob's BurgersSecurity Guard (voice)
- 2010LouieStory
- 2009SpongeBob's Truth or SquareTriumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsSelf
- 2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSelf
- 2008Match GamePanelist
- 2008The Gong Show with Dave AttellSelf - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
- 2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanYosi
- 2008Lewis Black's Root of All EvilSelf
- 2007Robot Chicken: Star WarsPalpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
- 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryMailman
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf
- 2005Earth to AmericaTriumph the Insult Comic Dog
- 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelf
- 2004Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic DogTriumph the Insult Comic Dog
- 2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialSelf (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
- 2003Last Comic Standing
- 2003Night of Too Many StarsExecutive Producer
- 2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieTriumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 2002The Religetables
- 2002Punch-Drunk LoveWalter the Dentist
- 200150 Years of NBC Late NightTriumph The Insult Comic Dog (archive footage)
- 2001Adam Sandler Goes to HellSelf
- 2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForceOne Hundred (voice)
- 2000Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics!Director
- 2000TV Funhouse
- 2000Little NickyBeefy
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmYari
- 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsTriumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
- 1998TiteyThe Captain (voice)
- 1998The Wedding SingerAndre
- 1998Tomorrow NightMailroom Guy #1
- 1998Hete-Roy(voice)
- 1998Guess Which Person Is Crazy
- 1998The Letter VPhillip
- 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanWriter
- 1996The Ambiguously Gay DuoBighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)
- 1996The Daily ShowTriumph the Insult Comic Dog
- 1996The Dana Carvey ShowVarious Characters
- 1996Happy GilmoreIRS Agent
- 1995Billy MadisonMr. Oblaski
- 1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastTriumph the Insult Comic Dog
- 1993Wayne's World 2Concert Nerd
- 1993BuddyHomie 2
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1991LookwellProducer
- 1991LookwellWriter
- 1989The SimpsonsGabriel Razelton (voice)
- 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelThe Brainwave
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters
- 1953The OscarsOther
- —Leo 2
- —Darlene Love: I Know Where I've BeenSelf
- —Saturday TV FunhouseProzo / Additional Voices
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