Robert Smigel
Acting • Born 1960-02-07
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.
Filmography
99 credits
Leo
Movie • 2023
Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Movie • 2008
Yosi
Punch-Drunk Love
Movie • 2002
Walter the Dentist
Wayne's World 2
Movie • 1993
Concert Nerd
Happy Gilmore
Movie • 1996
IRS Agent
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Little Nicky
Movie • 2000
Beefy
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Movie • 1988
The Brainwave
Titey
Movie • 1998
The Captain (voice)
Between the Temples
Movie • 2024
Rabbi Bruce
Buddy
Movie • 1993
Homie 2
This Is 40
Movie • 2012
Barry
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Movie • 2009
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Movie • 2004
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Misery Loves Comedy
Movie • 2015
Self
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie • 2009
Self
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
Movie • 2022
Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
Pixels
Movie • 2015
White House Reporter #2
Hotel Transylvania
Movie • 2012
Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Movie • 2015
Marty (voice)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Movie • 2007
Mailman
Tomorrow Night
Movie • 1998
Mailroom Guy #1
Triumph's Election Special 2016
Movie • 2016
Triumph
Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live
Movie • 2024
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
The Religetables
Movie • 2002
The Do-Over
Movie • 2016
Doctor
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016
Movie • 2016
Triumph
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Movie • 2007
Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
Triumph Election Watch
Movie • 2016
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Movie • 2016
Self
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Movie • 2002
Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Movie • 2017
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
The Wedding Singer
Movie • 1998
Andre
Billy Madison
Movie • 1995
Mr. Oblaski
Marriage Story
Movie • 2019
Mediator
The Week Of
Movie • 2018
ER Doctor
The King of Staten Island
Movie • 2020
Male Pharmacy Owner
Hete-Roy
Movie • 1998
(voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2003
Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
Guess Which Person Is Crazy
Movie • 1998
The Letter V
Movie • 1998
Phillip
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
Leo 2
Movie
Happy Gilmore 2
Movie • 2025
The Lawyer
Downey Wrote That
Movie • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie • 2005
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie • 2007
Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV • 2000
One Hundred (voice)
Last Comic Standing
TV • 2003
TV Funhouse
TV • 2000
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
TV • 2008
Self
The Gong Show with Dave Attell
TV • 2008
Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
The Dana Carvey Show
TV • 1996
Various Characters
The Story of Late Night
TV • 2021
Self
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV • 2009
Self
The Jack and Triumph Show
TV • 2015
Triumph
White House Plumbers
TV • 2023
Inmate Friedman
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Yari
What We Do in the Shadows
TV • 2019
Alexander
New Girl
TV • 2011
Chaplain
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Jarvis
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Security Guard (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Night Security Guard (voice)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV • 1994
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Yuli (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
TV • 1996
Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (voice) (uncredited)
TV Funhouse
TV • 2000
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Match Game
TV • 2008
Panelist
Saturday TV Funhouse
TV
Prozo / Additional Voices
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV • 2013
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Gabriel Razelton (voice)
Match Game
TV • 2016
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Marika Backup Singer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Partyer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Reporter (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Moviegoer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Let's Go to the Movies Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Attorney (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Advisor (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Caller (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Older Fred Savage (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Student (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Sabra Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Carl Wollarski (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Inhibited Dance Party USA Dancer (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Triumph the Insult Dog
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist