Akiva Schaffer
Known for
Directing
Life
Born 1977 (age 48)
Born in
Berkeley, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb23 acting credits
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
Neighbors
08 May 2014
Grown Ups 2
11 Jul 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
17 Sep 2013
Scream VI
08 Mar 2023
The Watch
26 Jul 2012
The Naked Gun
30 Jul 2025
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
20 May 2022
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
03 Jun 2016
Photos
Filmography
2025
- The Naked Gunas Additional Voices (voice)
2023
- Scream VIas Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
2022
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Storyas Alice Cooper
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangersas Various Characters (voice)
2019
2018
- 7 Splinters in Timeas McFly
2016
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stoppingas Lawrence Dunn
2014
- Neighborsas Toga #2
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Brett Booth1 episode
- Grown Ups 2as Male Cheerleader
2012
- The Watchas Casual Wanker #3
2008
- Water and Poweras Ambassador1 episode
2007
- Hot Rodas Derrick (uncredited)
- Fighting neighbors
2006
- Awesometown1 episode
2005
- Football Townas Walt Rice
- House of Cosbysas Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)2 episodes
2003
- Regarding Ardyas Kiv
2001
- White Poweras Kiv