Akiva Schaffer
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
31
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-12-01 (47 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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Grown Ups 2
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Scream VI
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Neighbors
Hot Rod
The Watch
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
White Power
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Water And Power
House of Cosbys
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
The 'Bu
7 Splinters in Time
Awesometown
Football Town
Awesometown
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Peppers
Fighting neighbors
Regarding Ardy
Hot Seat
Anger Managment
