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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Scream VI
The Naked Gun
Grown Ups 2
Water and Power
Neighbors
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Watch
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
House of Cosbys
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Hot Rod
The 'Bu
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Regarding Ardy
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Awesometown
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Football Town
Awesometown
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
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Fighting neighbors
White Power
7 Splinters in Time