Akiva Schaffer
Known for
Directing
Born
December 1, 1977 (age 48)
Birthplace
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).
Best known work
The Lego Movie
2014
Neighbors
2014
Grown Ups 2
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Palm Springs
2020
Scream VI
2023
The Watch
2012
The Naked Gun
2025
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016Filmography
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The Robots Go CrazyProducer
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Spy GuysProducer
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DNAProducer
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StepsistersDirector
TBA
2025
The Naked Gunas Additional Voices (voice), Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
2024
Self RelianceExecutive Producer
2023
2023
Scream VIas Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Storyas Alice Cooper
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangersas Various Characters (voice), Director
2020
I Used to Go HereProducer
2020
Palm SpringsProducer
2019
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experienceas Mark McGwire, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Writer
2019
2019
2018
7 Splinters in Timeas McFly
2018
2017
2017
Brigsby BearProducer
2017
Tour de PharmacyRecording Supervision