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Robert Smigel

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Robert Smigel

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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.

Known for: Acting
Born: 7 Feb 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for

The Simpsons1989
Hotel Transylvania2012

5.8

Pixels2015

Marriage Story2019

Hotel Transylvania 22015

Actor
Director
Writer

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been2026
Lorne2026
Downey Wrote That2025
Happy Gilmore 22025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025
Hollywood Squares2025
Hollywood Squares
Season 1
S1E1It's a Dysfunctional Family Show
S1E13A Little Doggy Gave It to Me
S1E14You Like Granny Panties
Season 2
S2E1Santa's Got a Little Game
S2E10I Didn’t Know You Were That Flexible
S2E11Thicker Than a 1st Grade Pencil
S2E13A Scream Reunion
S2E16There’s That Cruella Energy
S2E17Please Don't Let It Be a Hawk
S2E1890s Fine Baby
S2E2Hand This Man a Candy Cane
S2E20Be Careful What You Ask for Howie
S2E3I Will Not Be Ignored, Glenn!
S2E6I'm Terrified of Triumph
S2E9The Legacy Show
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Season 1
S1E2Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room
S1E4Season 11: The Weird Year
Between the Temples2024
Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live2024
Leo2023
White House Plumbers2023
White House Plumbers
Season 1
S1E5True Believers
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm2022
The Story of Late Night2021
The King of Staten Island2020
Marriage Story2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Season 7
S7E129Ellen Burstyn, Charles Melton, Robert Smigel, Lawrence Zarian, Willa Ford
S7E166Joel McHale, Zoey Deutch, Cassandra Coleman
What We Do in the Shadows2019
What We Do in the Shadows
Season 5
S5E4The Campaign
The Masked Singer2019
The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!2018
The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!
Season 1
S1E1The Wizard of Hollywood!
The Week Of2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs2017
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show2017
Triumph Election Watch2016
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History2016
Triumph's Summer Election Special 20162016
Match Game2016
Match Game
Season 6
S6E3Ego Nwodim, Jackie Tohn, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Andrea Martin, Thomas Lennon, Pete Holmes
The Do-Over2016
Triumph's Election Special 20162016
Hotel Transylvania 22015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Season 5
S5E82James Taylor, Rob McElhenney, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
Season 6
S6E3Drew Barrymore, Lang Lang
Season 9
S9E27Jason Momoa, Robert Smigel
Season 10
S10E142Sandra Oh, Dave Franco
Season 11
S11E88Wanda Sykes, Robert Smigel, Dan & Peggy Reeder
Pixels2015
The Jack and Triumph Show2015
Misery Loves Comedy2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Season 11
S11E50Clive Owen, Isla Fisher, Robert Smigel
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Season 13
S13E121Reese Witherspoon, Zoey Deutch, Robert Smigel, A Performance from CATS: The Jellicle Ball
@midnight with Chris Hardwick2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Season 3
S3E60Paul F. Tompkins, Grace Helbig, John Hodgman
This Is 402012
Hotel Transylvania2012
New Girl2011
New Girl
Season 7
S7E7The Curse of the Pirate Bride
Portlandia2011
Portlandia
Season 6
S6E9Lance Is Smart
Bob's Burgers2011
Bob's Burgers
Season 5
S5E15Adventures in Chinchilla-sitting
Season 7
S7E8Ex Mach Tina
Season 9
S9E2The Taking of Funtime One Two Three
Season 10
S10E5Legends of the Mall
SpongeBob's Truth or Square2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Season 1
S1E15Shia LaBeouf, Phil Jackson, Holly Williams
Match Game2008
Match Game
Season 1
S1E1Pilot
The Gong Show with Dave Attell2008
The Gong Show with Dave Attell
Season 1
S1E2Episode Two
S1E5Episode Five
S1E7Episode Seven
You Don't Mess with the Zohan2008
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil2008
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
Season 2
S2E4NRA vs. PETA
Robot Chicken: Star Wars2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation2007
Earth to America2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special2003
Last Comic Standing2003
Last Comic Standing
Season 6
S6E12Season Finale
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie2002
The Religetables2002
Punch-Drunk Love2002
50 Years of NBC Late Night2001
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell2001
Aqua Teen Hunger Force2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Season 7
S7E12One Hundred
TV Funhouse2000
Little Nicky2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Season 8
S8E9Mister Softee
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special1999
SpongeBob SquarePants1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
Season 0
S0E57Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Season 7
S7E9Truth or Square
Hollywood Squares1998
Hollywood Squares
Season 3
S3E47Episode 47
S3E48Episode 48
S3E49Episode 49
Titey1998
LateLine1998
LateLine
Season 0
S0E4Error Apparent
The Wedding Singer1998
Tomorrow Night1998
Hete-Roy1998
Guess Which Person Is Crazy1998
The Letter V1998
The Ambiguously Gay Duo1996
The Daily Show1996
The Daily Show
Season 29
S29E103October 2, 2024 - Jelani Cobb
Season 31
S31E51April 27, 2026 - Jodi Kantor
S31E52April 28, 2026 - Gaten Matarazzo
The Dana Carvey Show1996
Happy Gilmore1996
Billy Madison1995
Space Ghost Coast to Coast1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Season 8
S8E6Dreams
Wayne's World 21993
Buddy1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Season 0
S0E1110th Anniversary Special
Season 3
S3E1953rd Anniversary Special
Season 5
S5E163Don Rickles, Traci Lords, Emmylou Harris
Season 11
S11E29Darrell Hammond, Shannen Doherty, Joshua Bell
Season 12
S12E32Sarah Michelle Gellar, Will Arnett, Rob Mies (Bat Expert)
S12E69Ethan Hawke, Randy Jackson, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Season 13
S13E111Paul Rudd, Robert Smigel, Chris Klein, Hawthorne Heights
Season 16
S16E18Julianne Moore, Zachary Levi, Jakob Dylan
S16E97Jerry Seinfeld, Craig Bierko
The Simpsons1989
The Simpsons
Season 36
S36E17Full Heart, Empty Pool
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel1988
Saturday Night Live1975
Saturday Night Live
Season 0
S0E155Saturday Night Live Backstage
S0E8Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary
Season 11
S11E1Madonna/Simple Minds
S11E17Jimmy Breslin & Marvin Hagler/Level 42, E.G. Daily
S11E2Chevy Chase/Sheila E.
S11E7Harry Dean Stanton/The Replacements
Season 12
S12E10Paul Shaffer/Bruce Hornsby & the Range
S12E13Valerie Bertinelli/The Robert Cray Band
S12E14Bill Murray/Percy Sledge
S12E19Garry Shandling/Los Lobos
S12E4Sam Kinison/Lou Reed
Season 15
S15E14Fred Savage/Technotronic
S15E7John Goodman/k.d. lang & The Reclines
Season 16
S16E10Joe Mantegna/Vanilla Ice
S16E4Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey
S16E8Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
Season 17
S17E1Michael Jordan/Public Enemy
S17E10Rob Morrow/Nirvana
S17E11Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson & Bruce Hornsby
S17E12Susan Dey/C+C Music Factory
S17E13Jason Priestley/Teenage Fan Club
S17E14Roseanne Arnold & Tom Arnold/Red Hot Chili Peppers
S17E15John Goodman/Garth Brooks
S17E16Mary Stuart Masterson/En Vogue
S17E17Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam
S17E18Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
S17E19Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen
S17E2Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd
S17E20Woody Harrelson/Vanessa Williams
S17E3Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
S17E4Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt
S17E5Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row
S17E6Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey
S17E7Macaulay Culkin/Tin Machine
S17E8Hammer
S17E9Steve Martin/James Taylor
Season 18
S18E1Nicolas Cage/Bobby Brown
S18E10Danny DeVito/Bon Jovi
S18E11Harvey Keitel/Madonna
S18E12Luke Perry/Mick Jagger
S18E13Alec Baldwin/Paul McCartney
S18E14Bill Murray/Sting
S18E15John Goodman/Mary J. Blige
S18E16Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum
S18E17Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel
S18E18Kirstie Alley/Lenny Kravitz
S18E19Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil
S18E2Tim Robbins/Sinead O'Connor
S18E20Kevin Kline/Willie Nelson & Paul Simon
S18E3Joe Pesci/Spin Doctors
S18E4Christopher Walken/Arrested Development
S18E5Catherine O'Hara/10,000 Maniacs
S18E6Michael Keaton/Morrissey
S18E7Sinbad/Sade
S18E8Tom Arnold/Neil Young
S18E9Glenn Close/The Black Crowes
Season 19
S19E17Kelsey Grammer/Dwight Yoakam
Season 20
S20E16John Goodman/Tragically Hip
Season 22
S22E1Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
S22E10Kevin Spacey/Beck
S22E17Rob Lowe/Spice Girls
S22E18Pamela Lee/Rollins Band
S22E4Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre
S22E5Chris Rock/The Wallflowers
S22E9Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston
Season 23
S23E10Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five
S23E12John Goodman/Paula Cole
S23E17Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind
S23E20David Duchovny/Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page
S23E4Chris Farley/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
S23E6Claire Danes/Mariah Carey
Season 24
S24E1Cameron Diaz/Smashing Pumpkins
S24E12Gwyneth Paltrow/Barenaked Ladies
S24E18Cuba Gooding Jr./Ricky Martin
S24E19Sarah Michelle Gellar/Backstreet Boys
S24E4Ben Stiller/Alanis Morissette
S24E7Jennifer Love Hewitt/Beastie Boys
S24E9Alec Baldwin/Luciano Pavarotti & Vanessa Williams
Season 25
S25E17Tobey Maguire/Sisqo
S25E18John Goodman/Neil Young
S25E19Britney Spears
S25E20Jackie Chan/Kid Rock
Season 26
S26E10Mena Suvari/Lenny Kravitz
S26E11Jennifer Lopez
S26E2Kate Hudson/Radiohead
S26E20Christopher Walken/Weezer
S26E4Charlize Theron/Paul Simon
Season 27
S27E10Josh Hartnett/Pink
S27E18Alec Baldwin/P.O.D.
S27E5Gwyneth Paltrow/Ryan Adams
S27E9Ellen DeGeneres/No Doubt
Season 28
S28E1Matt Damon/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
S28E14Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite
S28E15Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera
S28E19Adrien Brody/Sean Paul & Wayne Wonder
S28E20Dan Aykroyd/Beyonce Knowles
S28E3John McCain/The White Stripes
S28E6Brittany Murphy/Nelly
Season 29
S29E1Jack Black/John Mayer
S29E14Colin Firth/Norah Jones
S29E15Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D.
S29E19Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne
Season 30
S30E16Cameron Diaz/Green Day
S30E19Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age
S30E2Queen Latifah
S30E20Lindsay Lohan/Coldplay
S30E6Luke Wilson/U2
S30E8Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child
Season 31
S31E10Scarlett Johanson/Death Cab for Cutie
S31E13Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy
S31E16Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam
S31E8Alec Baldwin/Shakira
S31E9Jack Black/Neil Young
Season 32
S32E19Molly Shannon/Linkin Park
S32E20Zach Braff/Maroon 5
S32E4Hugh Laurie/Beck
Season 33
S33E1LeBron James/Kanye West
S33E6Ellen Page/Wilco
Season 36
S36E21Ed Helms/Paul Simon
Saturday TV Funhouse
Leo 2
Grown Ups 3