Akiva Schaffer
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
33
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Naked Gun
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Scream VI
Grown Ups 2
Hot Rod
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Neighbors
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Watch
Water And Power
Awesometown
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Football Town
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7 Splinters in Time
The 'Bu
House of Cosbys
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Regarding Ardy
Awesometown
Hot Seat
Anger Managment
Fighting neighbors
White Power
Peppers
