Robert Smigel

Known for: Acting

Born: 1960-02-07 (age 66)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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 (85)

MOVIE★ 6.9
Lorne
2026
as Lorne (voice)
MOVIE
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as The Lawyer
MOVIE★ 7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
TV★ 4.0
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
TV★ 8.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Between the Temples
2024
as Rabbi Bruce
MOVIE★ 10.0
Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live
2024
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Leo
2023
as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)
TV★ 6.2
White House Plumbers
2023
as Inmate Friedman
MOVIE★ 6.3
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
2022
as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
TV★ 6.6
The Story of Late Night
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The King of Staten Island
2020
as Male Pharmacy Owner
MOVIE★ 7.7
Marriage Story
2019
as Mediator
TV★ 8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Alexander
TV★ 7.5
The Masked Singer
2019
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Week Of
2018
as ER Doctor
MOVIE★ 6.4
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
MOVIE★ 7.9
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Triumph Election Watch
2016
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
MOVIE★ 8.2
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016
2016
as Triumph
TV★ 6.4
Match Game
2016
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Do-Over
2016
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Triumph's Election Special 2016
2016
as Triumph
MOVIE★ 6.8
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Marty (voice)
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.8
Pixels
2015
as White House Reporter #2
TV★ 5.6
The Jack and Triumph Show
2015
as Triumph
MOVIE★ 6.0
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.2
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.9
This Is 40
2012
as Barry
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hotel Transylvania
2012
as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
TV★ 7.4
New Girl
2011
as Chaplain
TV★ 6.9
Portlandia
2011
as Jarvis
TV★ 7.8
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Security Guard (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.1
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.1
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self
TV
Match Game
2008
as Panelist
TV★ 1.0
The Gong Show with Dave Attell
2008
as Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
MOVIE★ 5.7
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
as Yosi
TV★ 8.8
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007
as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
as Mailman
MOVIE
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Earth to America
2005
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
MOVIE★ 8.0
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2004
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
MOVIE★ 7.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
TV★ 7.0
Last Comic Standing
2003
MOVIE★ 6.0
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
MOVIE
The Religetables
2002
MOVIE★ 7.1
Punch-Drunk Love
2002
as Walter the Dentist
MOVIE
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001
as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as One Hundred (voice)
TV★ 6.4
TV Funhouse
2000
MOVIE★ 5.8
Little Nicky
2000
as Beefy
TV★ 8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Yari
TV★ 7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
TV★ 7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 7.0
Titey
1998
as The Captain (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Wedding Singer
1998
as Andre
MOVIE★ 6.0
Tomorrow Night
1998
as Mailroom Guy #1
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hete-Roy
1998
as (voice)
MOVIE
Guess Which Person Is Crazy
1998
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Letter V
1998
as Phillip
TV★ 7.5
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
1996
as Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
TV★ 6.1
The Dana Carvey Show
1996
as Various Characters
MOVIE★ 6.7
Happy Gilmore
1996
as IRS Agent
MOVIE★ 6.2
Billy Madison
1995
as Mr. Oblaski
TV★ 7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
MOVIE★ 6.1
Wayne's World 2
1993
as Concert Nerd
MOVIE★ 5.0
Buddy
1993
as Homie 2
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Gabriel Razelton (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as The Brainwave
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
MOVIE
Leo 2
—
MOVIE
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
—
as Self
TV★ 10.0
Saturday TV Funhouse
—
as Prozo / Additional Voices