Directing
Akiva Schaffer — Movies and TV Shows
Born 1977-12-01Berkeley, California, USA
Also known as: The Lonely Island
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).
Popular movie credits
The Naked Gun
20256.4
Grown Ups 2
20136.2
Scream VI
20236.9
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
20227.0
Neighbors
20146.2
The Watch
20125.6
Hot Rod
20076.4
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
20226.7
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
20166.6
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
20257.7
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
20176.1
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
20196.4
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
White Power
20018.0
Awesometown
20067.4
Popular TV credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
20095.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
20145.1
Saturday Night Live
19756.9
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
20138.2
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
20176.1
Comedy Bang! Bang!
20126.3
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
20077.2
Water and Power
20085.0
House of Cosbys
20058.0
The 'Bu
20036.0
Awesometown
20068.0
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