Directing
Akiva Schaffer
1 December 1977 (48) Berkeley, California, USA
- Directed
- 23
- Written
- 12
- Produced
- 9
- Movies
- 22
- Shows
- 7
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).
Known For
- Upcoming
- Hot Seat · Film
- Anger Managment · Film
- Peppers · Film
- The Robots Go Crazy · Film · Producer
- Spy Guys · Film · Producer
- DNA · Film · Producer
- Stepsisters · Film · Director
- We're So Bad · Film · Writer
- Sunset P.I. · Series · Director
- 2025
- The Naked Gun · Film · Additional Voices (voice)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · Film · SNL Writer · Director
- The Naked Gun · Film · Director
- 2024
- Self Reliance · Film · Executive Producer
- 2023
- 2022
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story · Film · Alice Cooper
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · Film · Various Characters (voice)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · Film · Director
- 2020
- Palm Springs · Film · Producer
- I Used to Go Here · Film · Producer
- 2019
- The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience · Film · Mark McGwire
- PEN15 · Series · Executive Producer
- I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson · Series · Director
- The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience · Film · Editor
- 2018
- 7 Splinters in Time · Film · McFly
- Alone Together · Series · Executive Producer
- 2017
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special · Film · Alan
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Series
- Brigsby Bear · Film · Producer
- Tour de Pharmacy · Film · Recording Supervision
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special · Film · Director
- 2016
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping · Film · Lawrence Dunn
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping · Film · Director
- Party Over Here · Series · Executive Producer
- 2015
- An SNL Valentine · Film · Director
- 2014
- Neighbors · Film · Toga #2
- The Lego Movie · Film · Songs
- 2013
- Grown Ups 2 · Film · Male Cheerleader
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Series · Brett Booth
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Series · Director
- 2012
- 2010
- Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again · Film
- MacGruber · Film · Executive Producer
- 2009
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler · Film · Director
- SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas · Film · Director
- 2008
- Water and Power · Series · Ambassador
- Extreme Movie · Film · Writer
- Laser cats 3 · Film · Director
- 2007
- Hot Rod · Film · Derrick
- Fighting neighbors · Film
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! · Series
- Hot Rod · Film · Director
- Laser Cats 2 · Film · Director
- 2006
- Awesometown · Film
- Awesometown · Series
- Awesometown · Film · Writer
- Laser Cats! · Film · Director
- 2005
- Football Town · Film · Walt Rice
- House of Cosbys · Series · Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
- Football Town · Film · Writer
- 2003
- Regarding Ardy · Film · Kiv
- The 'Bu · Series
- The 'Bu · Series · Director
- Regarding Ardy · Film · Editor
- 2001
- White Power · Film · Kiv
- White Power · Film · Producer
- 1975
- Saturday Night Live · Series · Writer