Robert Smigel

Acting

Robert Smigel

Born February 7, 1960New York City, New York, USA87 credits

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

Downey Wrote That

Downey Wrote That

Movie

2025

Happy Gilmore 2
6.6

Happy Gilmore 2

Movie

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie

2025

Hollywood Squares
6.2

Hollywood Squares

TV

2025

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
8.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

TV

2025

Between the Temples
5.5

Between the Temples

Movie

2024

Filmography

Downey Wrote That
2025Downey Wrote Thatas SelfMovie
Happy Gilmore 2
2025Happy Gilmore 2as The LawyerMovie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013Movie
Hollywood Squares
2025Hollywood Squaresas Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)TV
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightas SelfTV
Between the Temples
2024Between the Templesas Rabbi BruceMovie
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2024Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Liveas Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)Movie
Leo
2023Leoas Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)Movie
White House Plumbers
2023White House Plumbersas Inmate FriedmanTV
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
2022Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasmas Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)Movie
The Story of Late Night
2021The Story of Late Nightas SelfTV
The King of Staten Island
2020The King of Staten Islandas Male Pharmacy OwnerMovie
Marriage Story
2019Marriage Storyas MediatorMovie
What We Do in the Shadows
2019What We Do in the Shadowsas AlexanderTV
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singeras Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)TV
The Week Of
2018The Week Ofas ER DoctorMovie
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programsas Triumph the Insult Comic DogMovie
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Showas SelfMovie
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2016Triumph Election Watchas Triumph the Insult Comic DogMovie
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016'85: The Greatest Team in Football Historyas SelfMovie
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2016Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016as TriumphMovie
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)TV
The Do-Over
2016The Do-Overas DoctorMovie
Triumph's Election Special 2016
2016Triumph's Election Special 2016as TriumphMovie
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015Hotel Transylvania 2as Marty (voice)Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Pixels
2015Pixelsas White House Reporter #2Movie
The Jack and Triumph Show
2015The Jack and Triumph Showas TriumphTV
Misery Loves Comedy
2015Misery Loves Comedyas SelfMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwickas Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)TV
This Is 40
2012This Is 40as BarryMovie
Hotel Transylvania
2012Hotel Transylvaniaas Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)Movie
Jack and Jill
2011Jack and JillExecutive ProducerMovie
New Girl
2011New Girlas ChaplainTV
Portlandia
2011Portlandiaas JarvisTV
Bob's Burgers
2011Bob's Burgersas Security Guard (voice)TV
Louie
2010LouieStoryTV
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009SpongeBob's Truth or Squareas Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)Movie
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsas SelfMovie
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brienas SelfTV
Match Game
2008Match Gameas PanelistTV
The Gong Show with Dave Attell
2008The Gong Show with Dave Attellas Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)TV
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008You Don't Mess with the Zohanas YosiMovie
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
2008Lewis Black's Root of All Evilas SelfTV
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007Robot Chicken: Star Warsas Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)Movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larryas MailmanMovie
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nationas SelfMovie
Earth to America
2005Earth to Americaas Triumph the Insult Comic DogMovie
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas SelfMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2004Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dogas Triumph the Insult Comic DogMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Specialas Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)Movie
Last Comic Standing
2003Last Comic StandingTV
Night of Too Many Stars
2003Night of Too Many StarsExecutive ProducerTV
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movieas Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)Movie
The Religetables
2002The ReligetablesMovie
Punch-Drunk Love
2002Punch-Drunk Loveas Walter the DentistMovie
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000Aqua Teen Hunger Forceas One Hundred (voice)TV
Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics!
2000Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics!DirectorMovie
TV Funhouse
2000TV FunhouseTV
Little Nicky
2000Little Nickyas BeefyMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas YariTV
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
Titey
1998Titeyas The Captain (voice)Movie
The Wedding Singer
1998The Wedding Singeras AndreMovie
Tomorrow Night
1998Tomorrow Nightas Mailroom Guy #1Movie
Hete-Roy
1998Hete-Royas (voice)Movie
Guess Which Person Is Crazy
1998Guess Which Person Is CrazyMovie
The Letter V
1998The Letter Vas PhillipMovie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanWriterMovie
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
1996The Ambiguously Gay Duoas Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)TV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas Triumph the Insult Comic DogTV
The Dana Carvey Show
1996The Dana Carvey Showas Various CharactersTV
Happy Gilmore
1996Happy Gilmoreas IRS AgentMovie
Billy Madison
1995Billy Madisonas Mr. OblaskiMovie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coastas Triumph the Insult Comic DogTV
Wayne's World 2
1993Wayne's World 2as Concert NerdMovie
Buddy
1993Buddyas Homie 2Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Lookwell
1991LookwellWriterMovie
Lookwell
1991LookwellWriterTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Gabriel Razelton (voice)TV
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steelas The BrainwaveMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various CharactersTV
Leo 2
—Leo 2Movie
Saturday TV Funhouse
—Saturday TV Funhouseas Prozo / Additional VoicesTV
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—Rain ReignExecutive ProducerMovie