Akiva Schaffer
Directing · Born 1977-12-01 · age 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).
Titles
The Lego Movie
Neighbors
Grown Ups 2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Palm Springs
Scream VI
The Watch
The Naked Gun
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Hot Rod
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
MacGruber
Saturday Night Live
Brigsby Bear
Self Reliance
PEN15
Tour de Pharmacy
Extreme Movie
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
I Used to Go Here
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Alone Together
Digman!
7 Splinters in Time
Awesometown
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Party Over Here
House of Cosbys
White Power
Football Town
Water and Power
Awesometown
The 'Bu
Regarding Ardy
An SNL Valentine