Akiva Schaffer
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
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brett Booth
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
Scream VI
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Grown Ups 2
Male Cheerleader
Water And Power
Ambassador
House of Cosbys
Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
The 'Bu
self
Awesometown
Neighbors
Toga #2
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Various Characters (voice)
The Watch
Casual Wanker #3
Hot Rod
Derrick (uncredited)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Lawrence Dunn
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Alice Cooper
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Alan
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Mark McGwire
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Regarding Ardy
Kiv
Awesometown
Self
Computerman
7 Splinters in Time
McFly
White Power
Kiv
Fighting neighbors
Football Town
Walt Rice
Peppers
Anger Managment
Hot Seat
The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 1
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 2
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)