Robert Smigel is a writer, comedian and cartoonist known for his contributions to late night television. Smigel was a longtime writer Saturday Night Live and contributed the cartoon shorts The Ambiguously Gay Duo, The X-Presidents and Fun with RealAudio to the show. He was also the writer of the famous Wililam Shatner "get a life" sketch.
Smigel created the short-lived Comedy Central animated program TV Funhouse, but he is arguably most famous for his foul-mouthed creation Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a recurring puppet character on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Robert Smigel Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
February 7, 1960: Born
1985-2006: Saturday Night Live
1993: Wayne's World 2
1995: Billy Madison
1996: Happy Gilmore
1998: The Wedding Singer
2002: Punch-Drunk Love
2004: Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
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Fast Facts
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Born
February 7, 1960
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Birthplace
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Alma Mater
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Spouse
Michelle Saks-Smigel
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Children
Daniel Smigel
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Fact:
Appears as "Carl Wollarski" in SNL's "Superfans" Sketch
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Fact:
Co-wrote You Don't Mess with the Zohan with Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler
