Basic Information About Robert Smigel
Category | Celebrities βΊ Comedians |
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Professions | Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television producer, Humorist, Voice Actor |
Net worth | $3,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1960-02-07 (64 years old) |
Place of birth | New York City |
Nationality | United States of America |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Voices dog with a Hungarian accent; ie. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog |
Spouse | Michelle Saks Smigel - (1993 - present)Β (3 children) |
Gender | Male |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m) |
Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Robert Smigel win?
Oscar |
Golden Globe |
Golder Raspberry |
BAFTA |
Other |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Robert Smigel awards
Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
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Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Nominee | Saturday Night Live | 1992 |
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Winner | Saturday Night Live | 1989 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Sketch Series | Nominee | Saturday Night Live | 2020 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series | Winner | Saturday Night Live | 2009 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series | Winner | Saturday Night Live | 2007 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Nominee | Saturday Night Live | 2003 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Nominee | Saturday Night Live | 2002 |
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Nominee | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2002 |
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Nominee | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2000 |
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominee | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1997 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series | Nominee | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2009 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Nominee | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2008 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Winner | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2006 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Winner | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2005 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Nominee | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2004 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Winner | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2003 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Winner | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2002 |
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Nominee | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1999 |
Robert Smigel roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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Happy Gilmore | IRS Agent |
This Is 40 | Barry |
Hotel Transylvania | Writer |
Hotel Transylvania | Fake Dracula / Marty (voice) |
Pixels | White House Reporter #2 |
The King of Staten Island | Male Pharmacy Owner |
Marriage Story | Mediator |
Punch-Drunk Love | Walter the Dentist |
The Wedding Singer | Andre |
Billy Madison | Mr. Oblaski |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Mailman |
Little Nicky | Beefy (voice) |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Writer |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Yosi |
Wayne's World 2 | Concert Nerd |
The Do-Over | Doctor |
Hotel Transylvania 2 | Writer |
Hotel Transylvania 2 | Marty / Harry Three-Eye / Navigator (voice) |
Jack and Jill | Writer |
Jack and Jill | Writer |
The Week Of | Director |
The Week Of | Writer |
The Week Of | ER Doctor |
New Girl | Chaplain 1 episode, 2018 |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force | One Hundred 1 episode, 2010 |
SpongeBob SquarePants | Triumph the Insult Comic Dog 1 episode, 2009 |
Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Triumph the Insult Comic Dog 1 episode, 2004 |
Saturday Night Live | Director |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Various Voices / ... 80 episodes, 1985-2011 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Yari 1 episode, 2011 |
The Masked Singer | Self - Guest Panelist 1 episode, 2019 |
Svengoolie | Triumph the Insult Comic Dog 1 episode, 2019 |
Arrested Development | Motherboy Member (uncredited) unknown episodes |
The Story of Late Night | Self 2 episodes, 2021 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self / ... 6 episodes, 2016-2020 |
Bob's Burgers | Security Guard / ... 5 episodes, 2012-2019 |
Louie | Writer |
Portlandia | Jarvis 1 episode, 2016 |
Crank Yankers | John Tierney / ... 3 episodes, 2003-2007 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self / ... (uncredited) unknown episodes |
The Daily Show | Self / ... 2 episodes, 2000-2015 |
Let's Be Real | Writer |
Interesting Facts about Robert Smigel
- In 2000, Smigel was sued by Pets.com because they claimed his Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) character, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, made comments about Pets.com's TV sock puppet dog.
- Father of Daniel Smigel and twin boys.
- On Saturday Night Live (1975), he wrote sketches such as The Superfans, The McLaughlin Group, The Sinatra Group, and The William Shatner Star Trek Convention.
- Was in a Chicago improv troupe called "All You Can Eat" for several years.
- His father is a dentist, who introduced tooth bonding to the public.
- Born on the same day as James Spader.
- Longest-running writer on Saturday Night Live (1975); he wrote for the show from 1985 to 2013.
- Friend and frequent collaborator of Adam Sandler, having worked with the comedian six times starting with Saturday Night Live (1975), Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), Little Nicky (2000) and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). Smigel had written with Sandler or appeared with him on Saturday Night Live (1975) while playing small roles in Sandler's films.
- Infamous for making TV Funhouse segments on Saturday Night Live (1975) like "The Ambigously Gay Duo," "The New Adventures Of Mr. T," "Michael Jackson," and the now banned "Conspiracy Theory Rock" (What if real life companies buy out other companies).
- Dropped out of Cornell University in 1981 to pursue writing and performing.Graduated from NYU in 1983.
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