Person
Akiva Schaffer
Directing · Born 1977-12-01 · Berkeley, California, USA
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
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brett Booth
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
The Naked Gun
Additional Voices (voice)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
Scream VI
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Grown Ups 2
Male Cheerleader
Filmography
- 2025The Naked GunAdditional Voices (voice)
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Writer / Self - Director
- 2024Self RelianceExecutive Producer
- 2023Digman!Executive Producer
- 2023Scream VISubway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
- 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryAlice Cooper
- 2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersVarious Characters (voice)
- 2020I Used to Go HereProducer
- 2020Palm SpringsProducer
- 2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceMark McGwire
- 2019I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonDirector
- 2019PEN15Executive Producer
- 20187 Splinters in TimeMcFly
- 2018Alone TogetherExecutive Producer
- 2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf
- 2017Brigsby BearProducer
- 2017Tour de PharmacyRecording Supervision
- 2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day SpecialAlan
- 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingLawrence Dunn
- 2016Party Over HereExecutive Producer
- 2014NeighborsToga #2
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
- 2014The Lego MovieSongs
- 2013Brooklyn Nine-NineBrett Booth
- 2013Grown Ups 2Male Cheerleader
- 2012The WatchCasual Wanker #3
- 2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Self
- 2010MacGruberExecutive Producer
- 2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and AgainSelf
- 2009SNL Presents: A Very Gilly ChristmasDirector
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerDirector
- 2008Extreme MovieWriter
- 2008Water and PowerAmbassador
- 2007Hot RodDerrick (uncredited)
- 2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Self
- 2007Fighting neighbors
- 2006Laser Cats!Director
- 2006AwesometownSelf
- 2006Awesometown
- 2005Football TownWalt Rice
- 2005House of CosbysCosby Team TriOsby (voice)
- 2003The 'Buself
- 2003Regarding ArdyKiv
- 2001White PowerKiv
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
- —Hot Seat
- —Anger Managment
- —Peppers
- —The Robots Go CrazyProducer
- —Spy GuysProducer
- —DNAProducer
- —StepsistersDirector
- —Sunset P.I.Director
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