Akiva Schaffer
Directing
1977-12-01 · 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).
Filmography
The Naked Gun
2025 · Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Self Reliance
2024 · Movie
Digman!
2023 · Series
Scream VI
2023 · Movie
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022 · Movie
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 · Movie
I Used to Go Here
2020 · Movie
Palm Springs
2020 · Movie
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019 · Movie
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019 · Series
PEN15
2019 · Series
7 Splinters in Time
2018 · Movie
Alone Together
2018 · Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · Series
Brigsby Bear
2017 · Movie
Tour de Pharmacy
2017 · Movie
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017 · Movie
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · Movie
Party Over Here
2016 · Series
An SNL Valentine
2015 · Movie
Neighbors
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Lego Movie
2014 · Movie
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Series
Grown Ups 2
2013 · Movie
The Watch
2012 · Movie
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Series
MacGruber
2010 · Movie
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010 · Movie
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009 · Movie
Extreme Movie
2008 · Movie
Water and Power
2008 · Series
Hot Rod
2007 · Movie
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 · Series
Fighting neighbors
2007 · Movie
Laser Cats!
2006 · Movie
Awesometown
2006 · Movie
Awesometown
2006 · Series
Football Town
2005 · Movie
House of Cosbys
2005 · Series
The 'Bu
2003 · Series
Regarding Ardy
2003 · Movie
White Power
2001 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Sunset P.I.
Series
Stepsisters
Movie
DNA
Movie
Spy Guys
Movie
Anger Managment
Movie
The Robots Go Crazy
Movie
Peppers
Movie
Hot Seat
Movie