Akiva Schaffer
Directing · 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).
Known For
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brett Booth
House of Cosbys
Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
Awesometown
Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Various Characters (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Scream VI
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Alice Cooper
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Lawrence Dunn
Hot Rod
Derrick (uncredited)
The Naked Gun
Additional Voices (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Mark McGwire
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Neighbors
Toga #2
Grown Ups 2
Male Cheerleader
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Alan
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
The 'Bu
self
The Watch
Casual Wanker #3
Behind the Scenes
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Director
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Director
Awesometown
Writer
Awesometown
Director
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Director
Palm Springs
Producer
Brigsby Bear
Producer
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Director
Saturday Night Live
Writer
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Director
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Director
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Writer