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Akiva Schaffer

Born: 1977-12-01

From: Berkeley, California, USA

About: 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).


Film credits:

Scream VI
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
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Grown Ups 2
Male Cheerleader
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Various Characters (voice)
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Regarding Ardy
Kiv
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White Power
Kiv
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Alice Cooper
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Anger Managment
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Football Town
Walt Rice
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Fighting neighbors
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Hot Seat
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Peppers
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Lawrence Dunn
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Awesometown
Self
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Neighbors
Toga #2
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Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Alan
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7 Splinters in Time
McFly
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Hot Rod
Derrick (uncredited)
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The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Mark McGwire
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The Watch
Casual Wanker #3
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
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The Naked Gun
Additional Voices (voice)
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