Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, voice
actor, comedian, humorist, 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 Hotel Transylvania films and You Don't Mess with the
Zohan, both starring Adam Sandler.Smigel was born in New York City, to
Lucia and Irwin Smigel, an aesthetic dentist, innovator and
philanthropist. He is Jewish and frequently went to Jewish summer
camp. He attended Cornell University, studying pre-dental, and
graduated from New York University in 1983 with a degree in political
science.Smigel began developing his comedic talent at The Players
Workshop in Chicago, where he studied improvisation with Josephine
Forsberg. Bob Odenkirk was a fellow student there. Smigel was also a
member of the Chicago comedy troupe "All You Can Eat" in the early
1980s.
actor, comedian, humorist, 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 Hotel Transylvania films and You Don't Mess with the
Zohan, both starring Adam Sandler.Smigel was born in New York City, to
Lucia and Irwin Smigel, an aesthetic dentist, innovator and
philanthropist. He is Jewish and frequently went to Jewish summer
camp. He attended Cornell University, studying pre-dental, and
graduated from New York University in 1983 with a degree in political
science.Smigel began developing his comedic talent at The Players
Workshop in Chicago, where he studied improvisation with Josephine
Forsberg. Bob Odenkirk was a fellow student there. Smigel was also a
member of the Chicago comedy troupe "All You Can Eat" in the early
1980s.
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