Smigel in 2008 with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Doug Dale on the laptop
Born
(1960-02-07) February 7, 1960 (age 64)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Education
Cornell University
New York University (BA)
Occupations
Actor
comedian
writer
director
producer
puppeteer
Years active
1985–present
Notable work
TV Funhouse
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Spouse
Michelle Saks
Children
3
Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960)[1] is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, 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 also co-wrote the first two Hotel Transylvania films, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, and Leo, all starring Adam Sandler.
^"Smigel, Robert 1960-". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage.
RobertSmigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and puppeteer, known for his Saturday Night Live "TV...
character created, puppeteered, and voiced by actor/comedian/director RobertSmigel. As his name indicates, Triumph's comedic style is almost exclusively...
permanent home on Saturday Night Live. It is created and produced by RobertSmigel and J. J. Sedelmaier as part of the Saturday TV Funhouse series of sketches...
NBC's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by SNL writer RobertSmigel. 101 "TV Funhouse" segments aired on SNL between 1996 and 2008, with...
with Del Close, Odenkirk attended the Players Workshop where he met RobertSmigel, and they began a collaboration that would last for years and take Odenkirk...
stars Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly de Leon, Caroline Aaron, RobertSmigel and Madeline Weinstein. It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival...
The Week Of is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by RobertSmigel in his feature length directorial debut, and co-written by and starring...
Chicago Superfans (along with cast members Chris Farley, Mike Myers, RobertSmigel, and one-time host, Joe Mantegna). Having grown up as a lifelong fan...
Lookwell was a television pilot written and produced by Conan O'Brien and RobertSmigel, the latter of whom would become a primary creative voice for O'Brien's...
(1924–2016), American dentist RobertSmigel (born 1960), American actor, writer, and director All pages with titles containing Smigel Śmigiel (disambiguation)...
worked briefly as a freelance writer for Saturday Night Live with RobertSmigel. Smigel brought his animated sketch, The Ambiguously Gay Duo, to SNL from...
Dikkers collaborated with RobertSmigel and Dana Carvey to create four short Onion news segments for The Dana Carvey Show. Smigel said that after being introduced...
Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and written by RobertSmigel and Adam Sandler, it is the second installment in the Hotel Transylvania...
have to save Santa Claus (voiced by RobertSmigel) and his reindeer from the beetles (also voiced by RobertSmigel) of the planet Zolaro. 8 January 11...
series TV Funhouse which was written and directed by RobertSmigel. He originally met RobertSmigel when they were roommates in Chicago. They were creators...
Dr. Smigel's contributions to dentistry. Smigel and his wife, Lucia Smigel, have two children, the writer/comedian RobertSmigel and Bellanca Smigel Rutter...
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Mike Myers, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, RobertSmigel, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner and Christine Zander (1989) Complete list...
and producer RobertSmigel (born 1960), American actor, voice actor, comedian, humorist, writer, director, producer and puppeteer Robert A. Stemmle (1903–1974)...
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