Akiva Schaffer
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
32
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-12-01 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Akiva Schaffer
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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Grown Ups 2
The Watch
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Scream VI
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Neighbors
White Power
Hot Rod
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Water And Power
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
House of Cosbys
7 Splinters in Time
Awesometown
Football Town
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
The 'Bu
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Awesometown
Regarding Ardy
Hot Seat
Anger Managment
Fighting neighbors
Peppers
