Akiva Schaffer
Director
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
6.9
Saturday Night Live
ComedyNews
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
ComedyCrime
6.4
The Naked Gun
ComedyCrime
7.0
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Comedy
7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
AnimationFamily
5.6
The Watch
ComedyAction
6.4
Hot Rod
ComedyAction
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
ComedyMusic
6.0
The 'Bu
ComedyAction & Adventure
6.4
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
ComedyMusic
7.3
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
ComedyTV Movie
6.1
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
ComedyMusic
Sunset P.I.
Comedy
Laser Cats!
ComedySci-Fi
7.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
ComedyTV Movie
Football Town
ComedyDrama
Regarding Ardy
ComedyTV Movie
7.4
Awesometown
ComedyTV Movie
Stepsisters
FantasyFamily
White Power
Comedy