Directing
Akiva Schaffer
Born 1977-12-01
Berkeley, California, USA
Department: Directing
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
Prominent works featuring Akiva Schaffer
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The Lego Movie
2014
TMDB3.7
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Neighbors
2014
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
TMDB2.5
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Grown Ups 2
2013
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
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Palm Springs
2020
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Scream VI
2023
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The Watch
2012
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The Naked Gun
2025
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (94 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Naked Gun | Additional Voices (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
| The Naked Gun | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| The Naked Gun | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
| The Naked Gun | Writer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director | Movie | 2025 |
 | Self Reliance | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Digman! | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Scream VI | Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Alice Cooper | Movie | 2022 |
 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Various Characters (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Director | Movie | 2022 |
 | I Used to Go Here | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Palm Springs | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Mark McGwire | Movie | 2019 |
| The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Director | Movie | 2019 |
| The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Editor | Movie | 2019 |
| The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
| The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Writer | Movie | 2019 |
 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Director | TV Series | 2019 |
| I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
 | PEN15 | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
 | 7 Splinters in Time | McFly | Movie | 2018 |
 | Alone Together | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Brigsby Bear | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Tour de Pharmacy | Recording Supervision | Movie | 2017 |
 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Alan | Movie | 2017 |
| Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Lawrence Dunn | Movie | 2016 |
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Director | Movie | 2016 |
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Writer | Movie | 2016 |
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Party Over Here | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2016 |
 | An SNL Valentine | Director | Movie | 2015 |
 | Neighbors | Toga #2 | Movie | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Lego Movie | Songs | Movie | 2014 |
 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Brett Booth | TV Series | 2013 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Director | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Grown Ups 2 | Male Cheerleader | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Watch | Casual Wanker #3 | Movie | 2012 |
| The Watch | Director | Movie | 2012 |
 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | TV Series | 2012 |
 | MacGruber | Executive Producer | Movie | 2010 |
| Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | Self | Movie | 2010 | |
 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | Extreme Movie | Writer | Movie | 2008 |
 | Water and Power | Ambassador | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Hot Rod | Derrick (uncredited) | Movie | 2007 |
| Hot Rod | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
| Fighting neighbors | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 | |
| Laser Cats! | Director | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Awesometown | Self | Movie | 2006 |
| Awesometown | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| Awesometown | Writer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Awesometown | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Football Town | Walt Rice | Movie | 2005 |
| Football Town | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
| Football Town | Director | Movie | 2005 |
 | House of Cosbys | Cosby Team TriOsby (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The 'Bu | self | TV Series | 2003 |
| The 'Bu | Director | TV Series | 2003 |
| The 'Bu | Creator | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Regarding Ardy | Kiv | Movie | 2003 |
| Regarding Ardy | Director | Movie | 2003 |
| Regarding Ardy | Writer | Movie | 2003 |
| Regarding Ardy | Producer | Movie | 2003 |
| Regarding Ardy | Editor | Movie | 2003 |
| White Power | Kiv | Movie | 2001 |
| White Power | Director | Movie | 2001 |
| White Power | Writer | Movie | 2001 |
| White Power | Producer | Movie | 2001 |
| White Power | Editor | Movie | 2001 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Bad Guy (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | DJ (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Kiv (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Guy Selling Guy (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Guy (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Writer | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Director | TV Series | 1975 |
| Anger Managment | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Hot Seat | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Peppers | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| The Robots Go Crazy | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Spy Guys | Producer | Movie | — | |
| DNA | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Stepsisters | Director | Movie | — | |
| Sunset P.I. | Director | TV Series | — | |
| Sunset P.I. | Executive Producer | TV Series | — |