Akiva Schaffer
Directing · Born Dec 1, 1977 · 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).
Known for
The Lego Movie
20147.4
Neighbors
20146.2
Grown Ups 2
20136.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
20138.2
Palm Springs
20207.3
Scream VI
20236.9
The Watch
20125.6
The Naked Gun
20256.3
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
20227.0
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
20166.6
Hot Rod
20076.4
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
20226.7
MacGruber
20105.4
Saturday Night Live
19756.9
Brigsby Bear
20177.1
Self Reliance
20245.9
PEN15
20198.2
Tour de Pharmacy
20176.7
Extreme Movie
20084.3
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
20197.0
Directed
Films
The Naked Gun
20256.3
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
20257.7
Scream VI
20236.9
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
20226.7
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
20227.0
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
20196.4
7 Splinters in Time
20184.5
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
20176.0
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
20166.6
Neighbors
20146.2
Grown Ups 2
20136.2
The Watch
20125.6
Hot Rod
20076.4
Awesometown
20067.4
Football Town
20057.0
