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Robert Smigel

Birth Name:
Robert Smigel
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Music department, Script department, Animation department
Robert Smigel

Fast Facts

  • Organizer and producer of "Night of Too Many Stars" to raise money for autism education programs
  • Received the 2016 Have Dreams' Night of Dreams Gala's Dream Maker Award for his support of autism organizations
  • Earned a degree in communications from New York University
  • Had his first taste of comedy performance in a stand-up comedy contest at New York University, which he won
  • Studied dentistry at Cornell University
  • Quote: "Comedy writers get a bad rap․ What they do isn't a function of angst or anger or a need to be loved․ Writing comedy isn't a talent or disease․ It's just a condition․ We find lots of things funny!"
  • Quote: "[on children with autism] "They deserve to be nurtured․ They deserve to be educated․ They deserve to be encouraged and not written off and not ostracized․""
  • One of the longest-serving writers of "Saturday Night Live․"
  • Served as the first head writer for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien․"

Awards

  • 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Winner
  • 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1991Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1993Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1999WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
  • 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
  • 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Winner
  • 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
  • 2002WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
  • 2002WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
  • 2003WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
  • 2003WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
  • 2004WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
  • 2005WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
  • 2006WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
  • 2007WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series:Winner
  • 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
  • 2008WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
  • 2009WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series:Nominated
  • 2009WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series:Winner
  • 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
  • 2020WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Sketch Series:Nominated
  • 2023Ursa Major Award - Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture:Nominated
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