Akiva Schaffer
Directing
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).
Filmography
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The Naked Gun
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Scream VI
2023
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
7 Splinters in Time
2018
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Neighbors
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Grown Ups 2
2013
The Watch
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Water and Power
2008
Hot Rod
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
Fighting neighbors
Fighting neighbors
2007
Awesometown
2006
Awesometown
2006
Football Town
2005
House of Cosbys
2005
The 'Bu
2003
Regarding Ardy
2003
White Power
2001
Saturday Night Live
1975
Hot Seat
Hot Seat
Anger Managment
Anger Managment
Peppers
Peppers