Robert Smigel
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Triumph the Insult Dog
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Simpsons
Gabriel Razelton (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Daily Show
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Filmography
Lorne
2026
as Lorne (voice)
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
2026
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as The Lawyer
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
Between the Temples
2024
as Rabbi Bruce
Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live
2024
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Leo
2023
as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)
White House Plumbers
2023
as Inmate Friedman
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
2022
as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
The Story of Late Night
2021
as Self
The King of Staten Island
2020
as Male Pharmacy Owner
Marriage Story
2019
as Mediator
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Alexander
The Masked Singer
2019
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Week Of
2018
as ER Doctor
The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!
2018
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice/puppeteer)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017
as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Triumph's Election Special 2016
2016
as Triumph
The Do-Over
2016
as Doctor
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016
2016
as Triumph
Triumph Election Watch
2016
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016
as Self
Match Game
2016
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
Pixels
2015
as White House Reporter #2
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Marty (voice)
The Jack and Triumph Show
2015
as Triumph
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Triumph the Insult Dog
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
This Is 40
2012
as Barry
Hotel Transylvania
2012
as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
New Girl
2011
as Chaplain
Portlandia
2011
as Jarvis
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Security Guard (voice)
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Night Security Guard (voice)
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Yuli (voice)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
as Self
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
as Yosi
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
2008
as Self
The Gong Show with Dave Attell
2008
as Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
Match Game
2008
as Panelist
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
as Mailman
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007
as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
Earth to America
2005
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2004
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
Last Comic Standing
2003
Punch-Drunk Love
2002
as Walter the Dentist
The Religetables
2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001
as Self
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001
as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (archive footage)
Little Nicky
2000
as Beefy
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as One Hundred (voice)
TV Funhouse
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Yari
TV Funhouse
2000
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Titey
1998
as The Captain (voice)
Tomorrow Night
1998
as Mailroom Guy #1
The Wedding Singer
1998
as Andre
Hete-Roy
1998
as (voice)
Guess Which Person Is Crazy
1998
The Letter V
1998
as Phillip
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Happy Gilmore
1996
as IRS Agent
The Dana Carvey Show
1996
as Various Characters
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
1996
as Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Billy Madison
1995
as Mr. Oblaski
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Wayne's World 2
1993
as Concert Nerd
Buddy
1993
as Homie 2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Simpsons
1989
as Gabriel Razelton (voice)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as The Brainwave
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Marika Backup Singer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Partyer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Reporter (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Moviegoer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Let's Go to the Movies Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Attorney (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Advisor (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Caller (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Older Fred Savage (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Student (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Sabra Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Carl Wollarski (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Inhibited Dance Party USA Dancer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Bighead (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Director (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Dr. Bighead (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Additional Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Boris Yeltsin (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as The Captain (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Various (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Heteroy / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as William Ginsburg (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Geppetto (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Lorne Michael (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Mexican Father / Various (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Director / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Al Gore / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Lorne Michaels / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Elephant Man Bones / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Lorne Michael / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Papa Smurf (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Religetables New Anchor (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Bugs Bunny (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Popeye (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Michael Powell (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Announcer (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Pothead Theater Announcer (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Santa Claus / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Elephant Man Bones / Thomas Mesereau / Scientist / Various (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Various Voices (voices)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Pat Robinson / Darwin (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Albert Einstein (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Rudolph Giuliani / John McCain / Various Voices (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Al Sharpton (voice)