Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer is a director, born 1977.
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).
Movies (17)
- Scream VI (2023)
- The Naked Gun (2025)
- Neighbors (2014)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
- The Watch (2012)
- The Watch (2012)
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
- Hot Rod (2007)
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
- The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)
- The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)