Robert Schimmel
- Acting
- January 16, 1950 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- September 3, 2010
Biography
Robert Schimmel was an acclaimed American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer best known for his raw, explicit "blue" comedy and frequent appearances on The Howard Stern Show and HBO. He was widely respected as a "comic's comic" for his unfiltered transparency, often turning his severe real-life hardships—including battle with cancer—into comedy routines. Tragically, Schimmel passed away at the age of 60 from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Known for
Filmography
- Inside Comedy · Self
- I Am Comic · Self
- Joy Behar: Say Anything!
- Robert Schimmel: Life Since Then · Self, Writer
- A Bad Situationist · Bob
- Last Stop Kew Gardens · Self
- The Pitts · Clerk
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Scary Movie 2 · Cab Driver
- Robert Schimmel: Unprotected · Self, Writer
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Full Frontal Comedy · Self
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist · Robert (Voice), Additional Writing
- A Low Down Dirty Shame · The John
- Blankman · Officer
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- HBO First Look · Writer
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- The Simpsons · Prisoner (Voice)
- Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right · Self, Writer
- Dirty Dirty Jokes · Writer
- Dark Seduction · The Rat
- AVN Awards · Self