Akiva Schaffer
Directing
1977-12-01 · 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).
movieThe Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice) · 2025 · 6.4
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director · 2025 · 7.8
movieScream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited) · 2023 · 6.9
movieWeird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper · 2022 · 6.7
movieChip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice) · 2022 · 7.0
movieThe Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire · 2019 · 6.4
movie7 Splinters in Time
as McFly · 2018 · 4.4
tvCarpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self · 2017 · 6.1
movieMichael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Alan · 2017 · 6.1
moviePopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn · 2016 · 6.6
movieNeighbors
as Toga #2 · 2014 · 6.2
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014 · 5.2
tvBrooklyn Nine-Nine
as Brett Booth · 2013 · 8.2
movieGrown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader · 2013 · 6.2
movieThe Watch
as Casual Wanker #3 · 2012 · 5.6
tvComedy Bang! Bang!
as Self · 2012 · 6.3
movieSaturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self · 2010 · 0.0
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009 · 5.0
tvWater and Power
as Ambassador · 2008 · 5.0
movieHot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited) · 2007 · 6.4
tvTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self · 2007 · 7.2
movieFighting neighbors
as · 2007 · 0.0
movieAwesometown
as Self · 2006 · 7.4
tvAwesometown
as · 2006 · 0.0