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Robert Smigel - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Robert Smigel net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Writer, actor, comedian, and comedian best known for his work on SNL and TV Funhouse cartoon skits. He also co-wrote scripts for You Don’t Mess with The Zohan and Hotel Transylvania. In this article, we will discover how old is Robert Smigel? Who is Robert Smigel dating now & how much money does Robert Smigel have?

NameRobert Smigel
First NameRobert
Last NameSmigel
OccupationComedian
BirthdayFebruary 7
Birth Year1960
Place of BirthNew York
Home Town
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAquarius
Full/Birth Name
ParentsIrwin Smigel, Lucia Smigel
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseMichelle Saks Smigel
Children(s)Daniel Smigel

Robert Smigel Biography

Robert Smigel is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on February 7, 1960 in New York, United States. He co-wrote the script of Hotel Transylvania. It stars He is co-wrote the script for Hotel Transylvania, which stars Adam Sandler..

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.

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.

He is the father of an autistic child and serves as a board member for New York Collaborates for Autism.

He is the voice for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog who was a regular fixture on Late Night With Conan O’Brien.

Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, humorist, puppeteer, comedian and writer 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.

Robert Smigel Net Worth

Robert is one of the richest Comedian from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Smigel's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was a NYU graduate and was a member at The Players Workshop in Chicago.

Net Worth$3 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeComedian
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In 1996, Smigel wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show, a primetime sketch comedy program on ABC. Despite its premature end, the show provided Smigel the opportunity to debut his first cartoon, The Ambiguously Gay Duo. Upon the show’s cancellation, Smigel continued developing more cartoon ideas the following summer and would begin airing them on Saturday Night Live under the TV Funhouse banner. Smigel would later claim, “My whole career came out of the impulse to do cartoons on The Dana Carvey Show.”

Smigel’s most famous creation, however, would be the foul-mouthed puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who mercilessly mocks celebrities and others in the style of a Borscht Belt comedian. This character debuted on Late Night with Conan O’Brien in February 1997 and would continue to make appearances on the show, as well as others, for many years to come.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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While on a writers’ strike from Saturday Night Live following the 1987–88 season, Smigel wrote for an improvisational comedy revue in Chicago with fellow SNL writers Bob Odenkirk and Conan O’Brien called Happy Happy Good Show.

Who is Robert Smigel Dating?

According to our records, Robert Smigel married to Michelle Saks Smigel . As of January 13, 2024, Robert Smigel’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2000, he voiced a sage bulldog in Little Nicky. Smigel, along with Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow, wrote the script for the film You Don’t Mess with the Zohan in which Smigel played Yosi, an Israeli electronics salesman. Smigel is also one of the executive producers of the film, which is a first for him despite his frequent collaborations with Sandler.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Robert Smigel height 5 ft 11 in Robert weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 11 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Smigel first established himself as a writer on Saturday Night Live by joining the writing staff when Lorne Michaels returned as executive producer for the 1985–1986 season. Smigel was hired after then-SNL producers Al Franken and Tom Davis saw Smigel in a Chicago sketch show. After the 1985–1986 season proved to be a disappointment with critics, in the ratings, and with Brandon Tartikoff (who was planning to have SNL canceled by the last episode of season 11 due to its sliding ratings), Michaels fired most of the cast and writers, retained the cast and writers who were standouts during the otherwise dismal season (Smigel being one of them), and hired new ones for the 1986–1987 season. This is when Smigel began to write more memorable sketches, including one where host William Shatner urged worshipful attendees at a Star Trek convention to “get a life.” Smigel rarely appeared on screen, though he was credited as a featured player in the early 1990s and played a recurring character in the Bill Swerski’s Superfans sketches.

Smigel continued to establish himself on Saturday Night Live by producing short animated segments under the title TV Funhouse, which usually satirizes public figures and popular culture. It spawned a TV show on Comedy Central featuring a mix of puppets, animation, and short sketches, although only eight episodes were aired (during the winter of 2000–2001). Smigel occasionally appears in films (usually alongside SNL veterans such as Adam Sandler). According to interviews, Smigel helped punch up the scripts for Little Nicky and The Wedding Singer. Smigel acted alongside fellow SNL writer Bob Odenkirk in Wayne’s World 2 as a nerd backstage at an Aerosmith concert. His contributions were uncredited.

Top Facts about Robert Smigel

  1. Robert Smigel is an American comedian, writer, puppeteer and actor.
  2. He created and voiced the character Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
  3. Smigel has won multiple Emmy Awards for his work on TV shows like Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
  4. He co-wrote the animated film Hotel Transylvania with Adam Sandler.
  5. Smigel was a writer for The Dana Carvey Show, which also featured Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell.
  6. He has appeared in films such as Billy Madison and This Is 40.
  7. Smigel has worked on various TV shows including The Simpsons, Futurama, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
  8. He graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
  9. Smigel was born in New York City in 1960.
  10. His wife is actress Michelle Saks Smigel who he met while working on SNL

Facts & Trivia

Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert Smigel celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

Smigel has a wife, Michelle, and three children. Michelle and Robert serve on the board of New York Collaborates for Autism as their eldest child has autism. They are active members of (NYCA), a non-profit organization founded in 2003 to address the needs of individuals and families who are living with autism. Smigel created the Night of too Many Stars, a biannual celebrity fundraiser to benefit autism education. He won an Emmy on the 2012 broadcast of Night of Too Many Stars for his writing.

Who owns Triumph the Insult Comic Dog?

specials, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, is still owned by NBC Universal. And the company has been making money off the hand puppet and his projects all along.

Where did Triumph the Insult dog come from?

He debuted in 1997 on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien as a fictional Yugoslavian mountain dog and also appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien from time to time, as well as the short-lived TV Funhouse, TBS’s Conan, and Adult Swim’s The Jack and Triumph Show.

Does Smigel still write for SNL?

Years on SNL Smigel served as an SNL featured player from 1991 to 1993. But, his tenure is much longer than that, as he served as a writer for the show from 1985 until his departure in 2008.

Where is Smigel?

Currently living in New York, he co-wrote and co-executive produced the films Hotel Transylvania (2012) and Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), in which he voiced Marty, a fake version of Dracula, and Harry Three-Eye, respectively.

What is Conan O Brien's salary?

Net Worth:$175 Million
Salary:$30 Million
Monthly Income:$4 Million
Date of Birth:April 18, 1963
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.92 m)
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