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
White Power
Regarding Ardy
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Football Town
The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 1
The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 2
Fighting neighbors
Anger Managment
Hot Seat
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