Akiva Schaffer
Directing·December 1, 1977 — 48 years old·Berkeley, California, USA
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).
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—Hot Seat—Anger Managment—Peppers—The Robots Go CrazyProducer—Spy GuysProducer—DNAProducer—StepsistersDirector—Sunset P.I.TVDirector · Executive Producer2025The Naked GunAdditional Voices (voice) · Director · Executive Producer · Writer2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Writer / Self - Director2024Self RelianceExecutive Producer2023Digman!TVExecutive Producer2023Scream VISubway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)2022Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryAlice Cooper2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersVarious Characters (voice) · Director2020I Used to Go HereProducer2020Palm SpringsProducer2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceMark McGwire · Editor · Director · Executive Producer · Writer2019I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonTVDirector · Executive Producer2019PEN15TVExecutive Producer20187 Splinters in TimeMcFly2018Alone TogetherTVExecutive Producer2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesTVSelf2017Brigsby BearProducer2017Tour de PharmacyRecording Supervision2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day SpecialAlan · Director · Executive Producer2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingLawrence Dunn · Director · Writer · Producer2016Party Over HereTVExecutive Producer2014NeighborsToga #22014Late Night with Seth MeyersTVSelf - Guest2014The Lego MovieSongs2013Brooklyn Nine-NineTVBrett Booth · Director2013Grown Ups 2Male Cheerleader2012The WatchCasual Wanker #3 · Director2012Comedy Bang! Bang!TVSelf2010MacGruberExecutive Producer2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and AgainSelf2009SNL Presents: A Very Gilly ChristmasDirector2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTVSelf - Guest2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerDirector2008Extreme MovieWriter2008Water and PowerTVAmbassador2007Hot RodDerrick (uncredited) · Director2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!TVSelf2007Fighting neighbors2006Laser Cats!Director2006AwesometownSelf · Writer · Director2006AwesometownTV2005Football TownWalt Rice · Writer · Director2005House of CosbysTVCosby Team TriOsby (voice)2003The 'BuTVself · Director · Creator2003Regarding ArdyKiv · Editor · Producer · Director · Writer2001White PowerKiv · Producer · Director · Writer · Editor1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Cameo (uncredited) · Writer · Director