
Robert Smigel
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1960-02-07 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For

The Simpsons
1989
as Gabriel Razelton (voice)

The Daily Show
1996
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest / Triumph the Insult Dog

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self (voice) (uncredited) / Marika Backup Singer (uncredited) / Partyer (uncredited) / Reporter (uncredited) / Self (uncredited) / Moviegoer (uncredited) / Let's Go to the Movies Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Attorney (uncredited) / Advisor (uncredited) / Caller (voice) (uncredited) / Older Fred Savage (voice) (uncredited) / Student (uncredited) / Sabra Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Carl Wollarski (uncredited) / Inhibited Dance Party USA Dancer (uncredited) / Bighead (voice) (uncredited) / Director (voice) (uncredited) / Dr. Bighead (voice) / Additional Voices (voice) / Various Voices (voice) / Boris Yeltsin (voice) / The Captain (voice) / Various (voice) / Heteroy / Various Voices (voice) / William Ginsburg (voice) / Geppetto (voice) / Lorne Michael (voice) / Mexican Father / Various (voice) / Director / Various Voices (voice) / Al Gore / Various Voices (voice) / Lorne Michaels / Various Voices (voice) / Elephant Man Bones / Various Voices (voice) / Lorne Michael / Various Voices (voice) / Papa Smurf (voice) / Religetables New Anchor (voice) / Bugs Bunny (voice) / Popeye (voice)

Bob's Burgers
2011
as Security Guard (voice) / Night Security Guard (voice) / Yuli (voice)
TV Shows (32)

The Simpsons
1989
as Gabriel Razelton (voice)

The Daily Show
1996
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest / Triumph the Insult Dog

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters / Self (voice) (uncredited) / Marika Backup Singer (uncredited) / Partyer (uncredited) / Reporter (uncredited) / Self (uncredited) / Moviegoer (uncredited) / Let's Go to the Movies Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Attorney (uncredited) / Advisor (uncredited) / Caller (voice) (uncredited) / Older Fred Savage (voice) (uncredited) / Student (uncredited) / Sabra Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Carl Wollarski (uncredited) / Inhibited Dance Party USA Dancer (uncredited) / Bighead (voice) (uncredited) / Director (voice) (uncredited) / Dr. Bighead (voice) / Additional Voices (voice) / Various Voices (voice) / Boris Yeltsin (voice) / The Captain (voice) / Various (voice) / Heteroy / Various Voices (voice) / William Ginsburg (voice) / Geppetto (voice) / Lorne Michael (voice) / Mexican Father / Various (voice) / Director / Various Voices (voice) / Al Gore / Various Voices (voice) / Lorne Michaels / Various Voices (voice) / Elephant Man Bones / Various Voices (voice) / Lorne Michael / Various Voices (voice) / Papa Smurf (voice) / Religetables New Anchor (voice) / Bugs Bunny (voice) / Popeye (voice)

Bob's Burgers
2011
as Security Guard (voice) / Night Security Guard (voice) / Yuli (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Yari

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

New Girl
2011
as Chaplain

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest / Triumph the Insult Comic Dog / Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (archive footage)

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Alexander

The Masked Singer
2019
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as One Hundred (voice)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Portlandia
2011
as Jarvis

Match Game
2016
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self

Hollywood Squares
2025
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self

Last Comic Standing
2003

White House Plumbers
2023
as Inmate Friedman

TV Funhouse
2000
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
2008
as Self

The Ambiguously Gay Duo
1996
as Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)

Saturday TV Funhouse
as Prozo / Additional Voices

The Story of Late Night
2021
as Self

The Gong Show with Dave Attell
2008
as Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)

The Dana Carvey Show
1996
as Various Characters

The Jack and Triumph Show
2015
as Triumph

Match Game
2008
as Panelist
Movies (50)

Hotel Transylvania
2012
as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)

Pixels
2015
as White House Reporter #2

Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Marty (voice)

Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as The Lawyer

Leo
2023
as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)

You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
as Yosi

Happy Gilmore
1996
as IRS Agent

Marriage Story
2019
as Mediator

Punch-Drunk Love
2002
as Walter the Dentist

Little Nicky
2000
as Beefy

Billy Madison
1995
as Mr. Oblaski

This Is 40
2012
as Barry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
as Mailman

The King of Staten Island
2020
as Male Pharmacy Owner

The Do-Over
2016
as Doctor

Lorne
2026
as Lorne (voice)

The Wedding Singer
1998
as Andre

Wayne's World 2
1993
as Concert Nerd

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013

The Week Of
2018
as ER Doctor

Earth to America
2005
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007
as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self

Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self

Between the Temples
2024
as Rabbi Bruce

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
as Self

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as The Brainwave

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017
as Self

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
2022
as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
2016
as Self

Titey
1998
as The Captain (voice)

Tomorrow Night
1998
as Mailroom Guy #1

Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live
2024
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Leo 2

Triumph's Election Special 2016
2016
as Triumph

The Religetables
2002

Buddy
1993
as Homie 2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2004
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

The Letter V
1998
as Phillip
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
as Self
Triumph Election Watch
2016
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Hete-Roy
1998
as (voice)
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016
2016
as Triumph

Guess Which Person Is Crazy
1998
About Robert Smigel
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. With 82 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Robert Smigel has appeared in 50 films and 32 TV shows.
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- Hotel Transylvania (2012) — as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
- Pixels (2015) — as White House Reporter #2
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) — as Marty (voice)
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) — as The Lawyer
- Leo (2023) — as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)
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