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 2 (2025)
as The Lawyer
Happy Gilmore (1996)
as IRS Agent
The King of Staten Island (2020)
as Male Pharmacy Owner
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
as Mailman
Leo (2023)
as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)
Marriage Story (2019)
as Mediator
Little Nicky (2000)
as Beefy
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
as Walter the Dentist
This Is 40 (2012)
as Barry
The Wedding Singer (1998)
as Andre
Billy Madison (1995)
as Mr. Oblaski
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
as Concert Nerd
Between the Temples (2024)
as Rabbi Bruce
Lorne (2026)
as Lorne (voice)
The Do-Over (2016)
as Doctor
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
The Week Of (2018)
as ER Doctor
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
as Self
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022)
as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
Grown Ups 3 (—)
Actor
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Tomorrow Night (1998)
as Mailroom Guy #1
Leo 2 (—)
Actor
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
as Self
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been (2026)
as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (archive footage)
Earth to America (2005)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
as Self
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History (2016)
as Self
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
as Self
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (2001)
as Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
as The Brainwave
Buddy (1993)
as Homie 2
Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live (2024)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
Titey (1998)
as The Captain (voice)
The Religetables (2002)
Actor
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016 (2016)
as Triumph
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (2004)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
The Letter V (1998)
as Phillip
Triumph's Election Special 2016 (2016)
as Triumph
Hete-Roy (1998)
as (voice)
Guess Which Person Is Crazy (1998)
Actor
Triumph Election Watch (2016)
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog