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Home/People/Robert Smigel
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Born
Feb 7, 1960
Age 66
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

48
Movies
51
TV Shows
5
Directed
IMDb Profile

Robert Smigel

Acting

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.
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Downey Wrote That

as Self
2025
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Happy Gilmore 2

as The Lawyer
2025
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
2025
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Between the Temples

as Rabbi Bruce
2024
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Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2024
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Leo

as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)
2023
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Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
2022
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The King of Staten Island

as Male Pharmacy Owner
2020
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Marriage Story

as Mediator
2019
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The Week Of

as ER Doctor
2018
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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2017
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Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

as Self
2017
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Triumph Election Watch

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2016
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'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

as Self
2016
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Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016

as Triumph
2016
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The Do-Over

as Doctor
2016
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Triumph's Election Special 2016

as Triumph
2016
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Hotel Transylvania 2

as Marty (voice)
2015
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Pixels

as White House Reporter #2
2015
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Misery Loves Comedy

as Self
2015