Directing
Akiva Schaffer
Born 1977-12-01 in 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).
Movies and TV shows
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Scream VI
2023
Grown Ups 2
2013
The Naked Gun
2025
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
The Watch
2012
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Neighbors
2014
Hot Rod
2007
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
House of Cosbys
2005
Water and Power
2008
The 'Bu
2003
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
Awesometown
2006
Regarding Ardy
2003
7 Splinters in Time
2018
Football Town
2005
Awesometown
2006