Akiva Schaffer
Directing
Born: 1977-12-01 in Berkeley, California, USA
Biography
Akiva Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. He majored in film at University of California, Santa Cruz. He is best known for directing the films Hot Rod (2007), Popstar (2016), and the reboot of The Naked Gun (2025).
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Bad Guy (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
DJ (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Kiv (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Guy Selling Guy (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Guy (uncredited)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brett Booth
Grown Ups 2
Male Cheerleader
Scream VI
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
The Naked Gun
Additional Voices (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Various Characters (voice)
The Watch
Casual Wanker #3
Neighbors
Toga #2
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Alice Cooper
Hot Rod
Derrick (uncredited)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Lawrence Dunn
Water and Power
Ambassador
House of Cosbys
Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
The 'Bu
self
7 Splinters in Time
McFly
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Alan
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Mark McGwire
Football Town
Walt Rice
Anger Managment
Awesometown
Self
Regarding Ardy
Kiv
Peppers
Fighting neighbors
Awesometown
Hot Seat
White Power
Kiv