Akiva Schaffer
Department: Directing
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
Scream VI
2023
Grown Ups 2
2013
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Regarding Ardy
2003
White Power
2001
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
Anger Managment
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Football Town
2005
Fighting neighbors
2007
Hot Seat
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Peppers
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Awesometown
2006
Neighbors
2014
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
7 Splinters in Time
2018
Hot Rod
2007
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
The Watch
2012
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
The Naked Gun
2025
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
House of Cosbys
2005
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Water and Power
2008
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Saturday Night Live
1975
Awesometown
2006
The 'Bu
2003