Directing
Akiva Schaffer
1977-12-01 · 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).
Known for
The Lego Movie
Neighbors
Grown Ups 2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Palm Springs
Scream VI
The Watch
The Naked Gun
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Hot Rod
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
MacGruber
Saturday Night Live
Brigsby Bear
Self Reliance
Movie credits · 40
The Naked Gun
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self Reliance
Scream VI
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
I Used to Go Here
Palm Springs
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
7 Splinters in Time
Brigsby Bear
Tour de Pharmacy
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
An SNL Valentine
Neighbors
The Lego Movie
Grown Ups 2
The Watch
MacGruber
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Extreme Movie
Laser cats 3
Hot Rod
Laser Cats 2
Fighting neighbors
Laser Cats!
Awesometown
Football Town
Regarding Ardy
White Power
Anger Managment
Hot Seat
Peppers
The Robots Go Crazy
Spy Guys
DNA
Stepsisters
TV credits · 17
Digman!
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
PEN15
Alone Together
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Party Over Here
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Water and Power
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Awesometown
House of Cosbys
The 'Bu
Saturday Night Live
Sunset P.I.
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