Akiva Schaffer
Known for Directing
- Born
- December 1, 1977 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Also known as
- The Lonely Island
Biography
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).
Upcoming
Latest
The Naked GunDirector2025Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Self RelianceExecutive Producer2024Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Digman!Executive Producer2023SeriesRating: 6.1 out of 10
Scream VISubway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)2023Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryAlice Cooper2022Rating: 6.7 out of 10
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersDirector2022Rating: 7.0 out of 10
I Used to Go HereProducer2020Rating: 5.6 out of 10
Palm SpringsProducer2020Rating: 7.3 out of 10
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceDirector2019Rating: 6.4 out of 10
I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonDirector2019SeriesRating: 7.0 out of 10
PEN15Executive Producer2019SeriesRating: 8.2 out of 10
7 Splinters in TimeMcFly2018Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Alone TogetherExecutive Producer2018SeriesRating: 6.1 out of 10
Brigsby BearProducer2017Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Tour de PharmacyRecording Supervision2017Rating: 6.7 out of 10
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day SpecialDirector2017Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingDirector2016Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Party Over HereExecutive Producer2016SeriesRating: 3.4 out of 10
An SNL ValentineDirector2015
NeighborsToga #22014Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Known for
The Lego MovieSongs2014Rating: 7.4 out of 10
Brooklyn Nine-NineDirector2013SeriesRating: 8.2 out of 10
The WatchDirector2012Rating: 5.6 out of 10- The Naked GunDirector2025Rating: 6.3 out of 10
- Palm SpringsProducer2020Rating: 7.3 out of 10
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersDirector2022Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- NeighborsToga #22014Rating: 6.2 out of 10
- Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingDirector2016Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Hot RodDirector2007Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Saturday Night LiveDirector1975SeriesRating: 6.9 out of 10- Scream VISubway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)2023Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Grown Ups 2Male Cheerleader2013Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Filmography
57 titles
