Portrait of Robert Smigel

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.

Born: February 7, 1960

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
Happy Gilmore 2

as The Lawyer

2025
Hollywood Squares

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

as Inmate Friedman

2022
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)

2020
The King of Staten Island

as Male Pharmacy Owner

2019
Marriage Story

as Mediator

2019
The Masked Singer

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2018
The Week Of

as ER Doctor

2016
Match Game

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2016
The Do-Over

as Doctor

2015
Hotel Transylvania 2

as Marty (voice)

2015
Pixels

as White House Reporter #2

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2012
This Is 40

as Barry

2012
Hotel Transylvania

as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)

2011
New Girl

as Chaplain

2011
Portlandia

as Jarvis

2011
Bob's Burgers

as Security Guard (voice)

2011
Bob's Burgers

as Night Security Guard (voice)

2011
Bob's Burgers

as Yuli (voice)

2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2008
Match Game

as Panelist

2008
The Gong Show with Dave Attell

as Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)

2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars

as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)

2005
Earth to America

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

as Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)

2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2002
Punch-Drunk Love

as Walter the Dentist

2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

as One Hundred (voice)

2000
TV Funhouse

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2000
Little Nicky

as Beefy

1998
Titey

as The Captain (voice)

1998
1998
Tomorrow Night

as Mailroom Guy #1

1998
The Letter V

as Phillip

1998
Hete-Roy

as (voice)

1996
The Ambiguously Gay Duo

as Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)

1996
The Daily Show

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

1996
The Dana Carvey Show

as Various Characters

1996
Happy Gilmore

as IRS Agent

1995
Billy Madison

as Mr. Oblaski

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

1993
Wayne's World 2

as Concert Nerd

1993
Buddy

as Homie 2

1989
The Simpsons

as Gabriel Razelton (voice)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

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Saturday TV Funhouse

as Prozo / Additional Voices

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