Akiva Schaffer
Known for: Directing
Born: December 1, 1977
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
38 movies · 17 TV shows, newest first
6.3
The Naked Gun
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
5.9
Self Reliance
2024
6.2
Digman!
2023
6.9
Scream VI
2023
6.7
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
5.6
I Used to Go Here
2020
7.3
Palm Springs
2020
6.4
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
7.0
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019
8.3
PEN15
2019
4.4
7 Splinters in Time
2018
6.1
Alone Together
2018
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
7.1
Brigsby Bear
2017
6.7
Tour de Pharmacy
2017
6.1
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
3.4
Party Over Here
2016
NR
An SNL Valentine
2015
6.2
Neighbors
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
7.4
The Lego Movie
2014
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
6.2
Grown Ups 2
2013
5.6
The Watch
2012
6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
5.4
MacGruber
2010NR
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
7.2
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
7.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
4.4
Extreme Movie
2008
5.0
Water and Power
2008
6.4
Hot Rod
2007
7.2
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007NR
Fighting neighbors
2007NR
Laser Cats!
2006
7.4
Awesometown
2006
8.0
Awesometown
2006
7.0
Football Town
2005
8.0
House of Cosbys
2005
6.0
The 'Bu
2003
NR
Regarding Ardy
20038.0
White Power
2001
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975NR
Anger Managment
—NR
Hot Seat
—NR
Peppers
—NR
The Robots Go Crazy
—NR
Spy Guys
—NR
DNA
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Stepsisters
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Sunset P.I.
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