Akiva Schaffer
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).
Cast
Scream VI
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Grown Ups 2
Male Cheerleader
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Various Characters (voice)
Regarding Ardy
Kiv
White Power
Kiv
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Alice Cooper
Football Town
Walt Rice
Hot Seat
Unknown
Fighting neighbors
Unknown
Anger Managment
Unknown
Peppers
Unknown
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Lawrence Dunn
Awesometown
Self
Neighbors
Toga #2
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Alan
7 Splinters in Time
McFly
Hot Rod
Derrick (uncredited)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Mark McGwire
The Watch
Casual Wanker #3
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
Crew
Hot Rod
Director
The Watch
Director
White Power
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
Regarding Ardy
Editor, Producer, Director, Writer
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Director, Writer, Producer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Director
Awesometown
Writer, Director
The Naked Gun
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Extreme Movie
Writer
Self Reliance
Executive Producer
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Director, Executive Producer
Brigsby Bear
Producer
The Robots Go Crazy
Producer
Palm Springs
Producer
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Editor, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Director
Spy Guys
Producer
I Used to Go Here
Producer
DNA
Producer
MacGruber
Executive Producer
Football Town
Writer, Director
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Director