Robert Smigel - Famous Actor

Robert Smigel Net Worth

$3,000,000

Robert Smigel is a famous American actor, comedian, and writer with a net worth of $3 million. He is best known for his work as the puppeteer and voice of Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, as well as his contributions to Saturday Night Live and TV Funhouse.

Key facts:

  • Robert Smigel is an American actor, comedian, and writer.
  • He is best known for being the puppeteer and voice of Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, and for his Saturday Night Live TV Funhouse cartoon shorts.
  • Smigel graduated from New York University and performed with The Players Workshop in Chicago, Illinois.
  • He started as a writer for Saturday Night Live in 1985.
  • Smigel has won three Primetime Emmy Awards and seven Writers Guild of America awards.

Basic Information About Robert Smigel

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Comedians
ProfessionsComedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television producer, Humorist, Voice Actor
Net worth$3,000,000
Date of birth1960-02-07 (64 years old)
Place of birthNew York City
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and TrademarksVoices dog with a Hungarian accent; ie. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
SpouseMichelle Saks Smigel - (1993 - present)Β (3 children)
GenderMale
Height5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Robert Smigel awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music ProgramNomineeSaturday Night Live1992
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music ProgramWinnerSaturday Night Live1989
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Sketch SeriesNomineeSaturday Night Live2020
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) SeriesWinnerSaturday Night Live2009
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) SeriesWinnerSaturday Night Live2007
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesNomineeSaturday Night Live2003
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesNomineeSaturday Night Live2002
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramNomineeLate Night with Conan O'Brien2002
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramNomineeLate Night with Conan O'Brien2000
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music ProgramNomineeLate Night with Conan O'Brien1997
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) SeriesNomineeLate Night with Conan O'Brien2009
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesNomineeLate Night with Conan O'Brien2008
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesWinnerLate Night with Conan O'Brien2006
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesWinnerLate Night with Conan O'Brien2005
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesNomineeLate Night with Conan O'Brien2004
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesWinnerLate Night with Conan O'Brien2003
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesWinnerLate Night with Conan O'Brien2002
WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesNomineeLate Night with Conan O'Brien1999

Robert Smigel roles

Movie / Series Role
Happy GilmoreIRS Agent
This Is 40Barry
Hotel TransylvaniaWriter
Hotel TransylvaniaFake Dracula / Marty (voice)
PixelsWhite House Reporter #2
The King of Staten IslandMale Pharmacy Owner
Marriage StoryMediator
Punch-Drunk LoveWalter the Dentist
The Wedding SingerAndre
Billy MadisonMr. Oblaski
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryMailman
Little NickyBeefy (voice)
You Don't Mess with the ZohanWriter
You Don't Mess with the ZohanYosi
Wayne's World 2Concert Nerd
The Do-OverDoctor
Hotel Transylvania 2Writer
Hotel Transylvania 2Marty / Harry Three-Eye / Navigator (voice)
Jack and JillWriter
Jack and JillWriter
The Week OfDirector
The Week OfWriter
The Week OfER Doctor
New GirlChaplain 1 episode, 2018
Aqua Teen Hunger ForceOne Hundred 1 episode, 2010
SpongeBob SquarePantsTriumph the Insult Comic Dog 1 episode, 2009
Space Ghost Coast to CoastTriumph the Insult Comic Dog 1 episode, 2004
Saturday Night LiveDirector
Saturday Night LiveWriter
Saturday Night LiveWriter
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Saturday Night LiveWriter
Saturday Night LiveVarious Voices / ... 80 episodes, 1985-2011
Curb Your EnthusiasmYari 1 episode, 2011
The Masked SingerSelf - Guest Panelist 1 episode, 2019
SvengoolieTriumph the Insult Comic Dog 1 episode, 2019
Arrested DevelopmentMotherboy Member (uncredited) unknown episodes
The Story of Late NightSelf 2 episodes, 2021
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf / ... 6 episodes, 2016-2020
Bob's BurgersSecurity Guard / ... 5 episodes, 2012-2019
LouieWriter
PortlandiaJarvis 1 episode, 2016
Crank YankersJohn Tierney / ... 3 episodes, 2003-2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf / ... (uncredited) unknown episodes
The Daily ShowSelf / ... 2 episodes, 2000-2015
Let's Be RealWriter

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Interesting Facts about Robert Smigel

  1. 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.
  2. Father of Daniel Smigel and twin boys.
  3. 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.
  4. Was in a Chicago improv troupe called "All You Can Eat" for several years.
  5. His father is a dentist, who introduced tooth bonding to the public.
  6. Born on the same day as James Spader.
  7. Longest-running writer on Saturday Night Live (1975); he wrote for the show from 1985 to 2013.
  8. 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.
  9. 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).
  10. Dropped out of Cornell University in 1981 to pursue writing and performing.Graduated from NYU in 1983.

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