Robert Smigel
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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
Credits
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
as Marty (voice)
Pixels (2015)
as White House Reporter #2
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
as Yosi
Happy Gilmore (1996)
as IRS Agent
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
as The Lawyer
Marriage Story (2019)
as Mediator
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
as Walter the Dentist
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
as Mailman
This Is 40 (2012)
as Barry
The King of Staten Island (2020)
as Male Pharmacy Owner
Leo (2023)
as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)
Little Nicky (2000)
as Beefy
The Do-Over (2016)
as Doctor
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
as Concert Nerd
The Wedding Singer (1998)
as Andre
Billy Madison (1995)
as Mr. Oblaski
The Week Of (2018)
as ER Doctor
Lorne (2026)
as Lorne (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
Between the Temples (2024)
as Rabbi Bruce
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022)
as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Grown Ups 3 (—)
Actor
Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (archive footage)
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been (2026)
as Self
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
as Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
as The Brainwave
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History (2016)
as Self
Tomorrow Night (1998)
as Mailroom Guy #1
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (2001)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
as Self
Leo 2 (—)
Actor
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
as Self
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live (2024)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Triumph's Election Special 2016 (2016)
as Triumph
Buddy (1993)
as Homie 2
Earth to America (2005)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (2004)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016 (2016)
as Triumph
Titey (1998)
as The Captain (voice)
Guess Which Person Is Crazy (1998)
Actor
The Religetables (2002)
Actor
The Letter V (1998)
as Phillip
Hete-Roy (1998)
as (voice)
Triumph Election Watch (2016)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog