- Auditioned for the role of "George" on Seinfeld (1989). Told creator Larry David that the script was not funny.
- Robert met his wife, Melissa, through his daughter Jessica Schimmel. Melissa was Jessica's best friend.
- Son of Otto Schimmel and Betty Schimmel of the Bronx, New York; brother of Jeff Schimmel and Sandy Schimmel; father of four children with his first wife, Vicki Schimmel - two daughters, Jessica Schimmel and Aliyah Schimmel and two sons, Jacob Schimmel and Derek Schimmel.
- Father of two sons; Max Schimmel and Sam Schimmel, with his second wife, Melissa.
- He served in the United States Air Force during which he contracted Hepatitis C during a blood transfusion.
- He relocated from Phoenix, Arizona where he worked as a stereo salesman to Los Angeles, California in 1980 to pursue a comedy career.
- He survived a battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and cirrhosis.
- His son, Derek Schimmel, died of leukemia at the age of 11.
- Wrote jokes for Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in the 1970's.
- Father of Jessica Schimmel.
- Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, delaying the start of his series. (2000)
- Domestic abuse charges for beating his wife Melissa have been dropped due to insufficient evidence [May 21, 2009].
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