Akiva Schaffer
Known for: 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
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Bad Guy (uncredited)
1975
Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brett Booth
2013
Film
Scream VI
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
2023
Film
Grown Ups 2
Male Cheerleader
2013
Film
The Naked Gun
Additional Voices (voice)
2025
Series
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
2012
Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Series
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
2007
Film
The Watch
Casual Wanker #3
2012
Film
Neighbors
Toga #2
2014
Film
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Various Characters (voice)
2022
Film
Hot Rod
Derrick (uncredited)
2007
Film
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Lawrence Dunn
2016
Film
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Alice Cooper
2022
Series
House of Cosbys
Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
2005
Series
Water and Power
Ambassador
2008
Series
The 'Bu
self
2003
Film
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Alan
2017
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
2025
Film
Regarding Ardy
Kiv
2003
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
2010
Film
Awesometown
Self
2006
Film
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Mark McGwire
2019
Film
7 Splinters in Time
McFly
2018
Film
Football Town
Walt Rice
2005
Anger Managment
Peppers
Film
White Power
Kiv
2001
Series
Awesometown
2006
Fighting neighbors
2007
Hot Seat