Akiva Schaffer
Directing
December 1, 1977
Berkeley, California, USA
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).
Movies
The Naked Gun
2025
Grown Ups 2
2013
Scream VI
2023
Neighbors
2014
Hot Rod
2007
The Watch
2012
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Regarding Ardy
2003
Awesometown
2006
Football Town
2005
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
7 Splinters in Time
2018
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
White Power
2001
