
Place of Birth:
Berkeley, California, USA
Date of Birth:
12/1/1977
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).

Scream VI

Grown Ups 2

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Regarding Ardy

White Power

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Football Town
Hot Seat
Fighting neighbors
Anger Managment
Peppers

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Awesometown

Neighbors

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

7 Splinters in Time

Hot Rod

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

The Watch

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music