Akiva Schaffer
December 1, 1977Berkeley, California, USA
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).
Filmography
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · 8.2
House of Cosbys
2005 · 8.0
Awesometown
2006 · 8.0
Football Town
2005 · 7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 · 7.0
Scream VI
2023 · 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 · 6.9
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022 · 6.7
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · 6.6
White Power
2001 · 6.5
Hot Rod
2007 · 6.4
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019 · 6.4
The Naked Gun
2025 · 6.3
Grown Ups 2
2013 · 6.2
Neighbors
2014 · 6.2
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017 · 6.0
The Watch
2012 · 5.6
Water and Power
2008 · 5.0
7 Splinters in Time
2018 · 4.5
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Anger Managment
— · 0.0
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Peppers
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Regarding Ardy
2003 · 0.0
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Fighting neighbors
2007 · 0.0
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Hot Seat
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