Akiva Schaffer
Actor
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).
Born1977-12-01
Place of BirthBerkeley, California, USA
Known For
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TalkComedy
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TalkComedy
6.9
Saturday Night Live
ComedyNews
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
ComedyCrime
6.2
Grown Ups 2
Comedy
6.4
The Naked Gun
ComedyCrime
6.9
Scream VI
HorrorThriller
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Comedy
6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
ComedyTalk
7.1
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Comedy
7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
AnimationFamily
6.2
Neighbors
Comedy
5.6
The Watch
ComedyAction
6.4
Hot Rod
ComedyAction
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
ComedyMusic
5.0
Water and Power
6.7
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
MusicComedy
8.0
House of Cosbys
Animation
6.0
The 'Bu
ComedyAction & Adventure
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
MusicDocumentary
6.4
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
ComedyMusic
6.1
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
ComedyMusic
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
DocumentaryComedy
4.4
7 Splinters in Time
MysterySci-Fi