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Robert Smigel

Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn February 7, 1960 (66 years)
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

  • Hotel Transylvania 2
  • Hotel Transylvania
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan
  • Leo
  • Happy Gilmore
  • Saturday Night Live
  • The Week Of
  • Jack and Jill
  • Louie (2010)
  • Little Nicky
  • This Is 40
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
  • Between the Temples
  • T.V. Funhouse
  • Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
  • The Jack and Triumph Show
  • The Dana Carvey Show
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
  • Triumph
  • Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    Happy Gilmore 2 · as The Lawyer
    2025
    2025
    Hollywood Squares (2025) (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (voice)
    2024
    Between the Temples · as Rabbi Bruce
    2023
    Leo · as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)
    2023
    White House Plumbers (TV Series) · as Inmate Friedman
    2022
    Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm · as Fraptaculan (fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
    2021
    Hanging with Doctor Z (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2020
    Let's Be Real (TV Series) · as Jared Kushner
    2020
    Tournament of Laughs (TV Series) · as Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog
    2020
    The King of Staten Island · as Male Pharmacy Owner
    2019
    Marriage Story · as Mediator
    2019
    Peyton's Places (TV Series) · as Carl Wollarski
    2019
    What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) · as Alexander
    2019
    The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (voice)
    2018
    The Week Of · as Er Doctor
    2017
    Night of Too Many Stars · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2016
    Match Game (2016) (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (voice)
    2016
    The Do-Over · as Doctor
    2016
    Triumph (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2015
    Hotel Transylvania 2 · as Marty (voice)
    2015
    The Jim Gaffigan Show (TV Series) · as Cory
    2015
    Pixels · as White House Reporter #2
    2015
    The Jack and Triumph Show (TV Series) · as Triumph
    2015
    The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2014
    2014
    Delivery · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2014
    Park Bench (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2014
    Comedy Underground with Dave Attell (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2013
    @midnight (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (voice)
    2013
    2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog - Presenter
    2012
    This Is 40 · as Barry
    2012
    Hotel Transylvania · as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
    2012
    The Aquabats! Super Show! (TV Series) · as Krampus
    2011
    New Girl (TV Series) · as Chaplain
    2011
    Portlandia (TV Series) · as Jarvis
    2011
    Bob's Burgers (TV Series) · as Security Guard (voice)
    2010
    Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2010
    2009
    2009
    SpongeBob's Truth or Square · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (voice)
    2009
    2009 MTV Movie Awards · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog - Presenter
    2009
    2008
    2008
    2007
    2007
    Robot Chicken: Star Wars · as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
    2006
    2006
    2005
    Earth to America · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2005
    Eminem's Making the Ass · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2004
    2003
    The Osbourne Family Christmas Special · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2003
    The Commies · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2003
    Arrested Development (TV Series) · as Motherboy Member
    2003
    Comedy Central Roasts (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog - Roaster
    2003
    2002
    It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie · as Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog (voice)
    2002
    Punch-Drunk Love · as Walter The Dentist
    2002
    2002 MTV Video Music Awards · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2002
    Crank Yankers (TV Series) · as John Tierney
    2001
    2001 MTV Video Music Awards · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2000
    Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Series) · as One Hundred (voice)
    2000
    T.V. Funhouse (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (voice)
    2000
    Little Nicky · as Beefy
    2000
    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    2000
    Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Yari
    2000
    1999
    SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1998
    1998
    LateLine (TV Series) · as Pearce Dummy
    1998
    The Wedding Singer · as Andre
    1998
    Tomorrow Night · as Mailroom Guy #1
    1996
    No Spin News (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1996
    The Ambiguously Gay Duo (TV Series) · as Bighead / Beetles Of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)
    1996
    The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1996
    The Dana Carvey Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters
    1996
    Happy Gilmore · as Irs Agent
    1995
    Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies (TV Series) · as Phillip (segment "the Letter V")
    1995
    Billy Madison · as Mr. Oblaski
    1995
    Svengoolie (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1995
    The Letter V · as Phillip
    1994
    WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1994
    The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1993
    Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1993
    Wayne's World 2 · as Concert Nerd
    1993
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
    1991
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Gabriel Razelton (voice)
    1988
    Superman 50th Anniversary · as The Brainwave

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