Known For
Directing
Birthday
December 1, 1977 (age 49)
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Also Known As
- The Lonely Island
Akiva Schaffer
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).
Known For - Movies
The Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice)
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
Neighbors
as Toga #2
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire
Hot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited)
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn
Known For - TV Shows
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Brett Booth
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
Water and Power
as Ambassador
House of Cosbys
as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
The 'Bu
as self