Akiva Schaffer

DirectingBorn 1977-12-01 (48)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).

Akiva Schaffer

Known For

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

House of Cosbys

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Awesometown

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Scream VI

Saturday Night Live

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Filmography

The Naked Gun

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self Reliance

Digman!

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

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

PEN15

7 Splinters in Time

Alone Together

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Brigsby Bear

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Party Over Here

Neighbors

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Grown Ups 2

The Watch

Comedy Bang! Bang!

MacGruber

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Extreme Movie

Water And Power

Hot Rod

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Awesometown

Awesometown

Football Town

House of Cosbys

The 'Bu

Regarding Ardy

White Power

Saturday Night Live