Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel

Birth : 1960-02-07, New York, Stato di New York, Stati Uniti

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) 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 and You Don't Mess with the Zohan, both starring Adam Sandler. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Smigel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Robert Smigel

Movies

Leo
Coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet.
Leo
Director
Coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet.
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
Fraptaculan Robert (voice)
Everyone’s favorite rascals, the Aqua Teens, and everyone’s favorite perverted neighbor, Carl, split up then get back together to fight everyone’s favorite corporate overlord, Amazin, led by everyone’s favorite tech mogul, Neil, and his trusty scientist sidekick, Elmer.
The King of Staten Island
Male Pharmacy Owner
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
Marriage Story
Mediator
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Executive Producer
Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.
The Week Of
ER Doctor
The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.
The Week Of
Writer
The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.
The Week Of
Director
The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the special features stand-up performances, sketches and short films.
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Self
It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted primetime slot, and a pantheon of future comedy legends in the cast and crew. So why did The Dana Carvey Show—with a writers room and cast including then unknowns Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Louis C.K., Robert Smigel, Charlie Kaufman, and more— crash and burn so spectacularly? TOO FUNNY TO FAIL tells the hilarious true story of a crew of genius misfits who set out to make comedy history… and succeeded in a way they never intended.
Triumph Election Watch
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Triumph reports from the first Presidential debate, discusses the race with 538 poll analyst Nate Silver, and walks the Emmy red carpet with a celebrity entourage, including Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson.
'85: The Greatest Team in Pro Football History
Self
Through never-been-seen-before footage and fascinating interviews with key members of the 1985 Chicago Bears -- Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, and others -- you will hear the inside story of their historic season.
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016
Executive Producer
In his newest election special, Triumph reports from both political conventions, covering the candidates, photobombing news anchors, harassing and pranking delegates, and making sure Roger Ailes and Debbie Wasserman Schultz find their way back in.
Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016
Triumph
In his newest election special, Triumph reports from both political conventions, covering the candidates, photobombing news anchors, harassing and pranking delegates, and making sure Roger Ailes and Debbie Wasserman Schultz find their way back in.
The Do-Over
Doctor
The life of a bank manager is turned upside down when a friend from his past manipulates him into faking his own death and taking off on an adventure.
Triumph’s Election Special 2016
Writer
In his election special, Triumph reports from the primary states, chases down Ted Cruz and other candidates, coaches Mike Huckabee, and attends town halls, debates, and Trump rallies. All this plus a spirited round-table discussion including Alan Dershowitz and Sanjay.
Triumph’s Election Special 2016
Triumph
In his election special, Triumph reports from the primary states, chases down Ted Cruz and other candidates, coaches Mike Huckabee, and attends town halls, debates, and Trump rallies. All this plus a spirited round-table discussion including Alan Dershowitz and Sanjay.
Hotel Transylvania 2
Executive Producer
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Hotel Transylvania 2
Writer
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Hotel Transylvania 2
Marty (voice)
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Hotel Transylvania 2
Producer
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Pixels
White House Reporter #2
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Thanks
After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.
This Is 40
Barry
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
Hotel Transylvania
Executive Producer
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
Hotel Transylvania
Screenplay
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
Hotel Transylvania
Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
Jack and Jill
Executive Producer
Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Truth or Square
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
The cast look back on major events in their lives; Patchy hosts a star-studded anniversary special.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Screenplay
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Yosi
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Executive Producer
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Mailman
Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.
Earth to America
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
A hilarious collection of some of the best Triumph the Insult Comic Dog segments from "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.
Punch-Drunk Love
Walter the Dentist
A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics!
Director
The hapless man made of clay hosts this showcase of comedy sketches, while trying to avoid the tricks of his frenemies, Mr. Hands and Sluggo.
Little Nicky
Beefy
After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
The Wedding Singer
Andre
Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.
Tomorrow Night
Mailroom Guy #1
Charles is the owner of a photo-shop. He is not too friendly and spends his evenings alone, and one day he finally decides to get a social life. He meets elderly Florence, who is tormented by her gambling husband Lester and longs for the son Willie she hasn't seen or heard of for 20 years.
Hete-Roy
Producer
Hete-Roy, in his conservative suit and tie, is a one man conversion-therapy campaign as he zaps gay people with his Bible, switching them from gay to straight
Hete-Roy
Writer
Hete-Roy, in his conservative suit and tie, is a one man conversion-therapy campaign as he zaps gay people with his Bible, switching them from gay to straight
Hete-Roy
(voice)
Hete-Roy, in his conservative suit and tie, is a one man conversion-therapy campaign as he zaps gay people with his Bible, switching them from gay to straight
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Writer
Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Producer
Ace and Gary demonstrate bicycle and home safety tips for local kids.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Director
Ace and Gary demonstrate bicycle and home safety tips for local kids.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Producer
Santa Claus has been kidnapped by aliens, and the Duo must save him.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Director
Santa Claus has been kidnapped by aliens, and the Duo must save him.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Producer
Ace and Gary stop Bighead's and Queen Serena's evil scheme.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Director
Ace and Gary stop Bighead's and Queen Serena's evil scheme.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Bighead (voice)
Ace and Gary stop Bighead's and Queen Serena's evil scheme.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Producer
Ace and Gary foil Bighead's plan to take over Metroville.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Director
Ace and Gary foil Bighead's plan to take over Metroville.
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Bighead (voice)
Ace and Gary foil Bighead's plan to take over Metroville.
Happy Gilmore
IRS Agent
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.
Billy Madison
Mr. Oblaski
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
Wayne's World 2
Concert Nerd
A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornee.
Buddy
Homie 2
Two buddies, two dudes and two homies hang out on a train.
Lookwell
Writer
The former star of a cancelled cop TV show solves crimes. The pilot was broadcast on NBC in July 1991 but was not picked up as a series despite being a "personal favorite" of NBC chairman Brandon Tartikoff.
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
The Brainwave
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Writer
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.