Akiva Schaffer
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).
Filmography
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Saturday Night Live
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Naked Gun
Grown Ups 2
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Scream VI
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Neighbors
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Water and Power
The Watch
Hot Rod
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
The 'Bu
House of Cosbys
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
White Power
Awesometown
No Image
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Football Town
Awesometown
Regarding Ardy
No Image
Anger Managment
7 Splinters in Time