Robert Smigel

1960 (66) • Acting

Born: 2/7/1960 (66) in New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

80%

Gabriel Razelton (voice)

1989

Hotel Transylvania

70%

Screenplay

2012

Hotel Transylvania 2

68%

Producer

2015

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

57%

Executive Producer

2008

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

65%

Thanks

2013

Happy Gilmore

67%

IRS Agent

1996

Punch-Drunk Love

71%

Walter the Dentist

2002

Jack and Jill

44%

Executive Producer

2011

Rain Reign

Executive Producer

2026

Lorne

69%

Lorne (voice)

2026

Downey Wrote That

Self

2025

Happy Gilmore 2

65%

The Lawyer

2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

68%

Self

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

77%

Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013

2025

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

80%

Self

2025

Hollywood Squares

44%

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2025

Between the Temples

56%

Rabbi Bruce

2024

Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live

100%

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2024

Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live

100%

Producer

2024

Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live

100%

Writer

2024

Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live

100%

Creator

2024

Leo

73%

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

2023

Leo

73%

Writer

2023

Leo

73%

Songs

2023

Leo

73%

Director

2023

White House Plumbers

62%

Inmate Friedman

2023

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

63%

Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)

2022

The Story of Late Night

57%

Self

2021

The King of Staten Island

70%

Male Pharmacy Owner

2020

Marriage Story

77%

Mediator

2019

What We Do in the Shadows

80%

Alexander

2019

The Masked Singer

75%

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

2019

The Week Of

55%

ER Doctor

2018

The Week Of

55%

Writer

2018

The Week Of

55%

Director

2018

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

64%

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

2017