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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
December 1, 1977
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Also Known As
- The Lonely Island
Akiva Schaffer
1.2 Popularity
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
7.7
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7.0
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Scream VI
2023
6.7
Alice Cooper
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
7.0
Various Characters (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
6.4
Mark McGwire
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
4.4
McFly
7 Splinters in Time
2018
6.1
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
6.1
Alan
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
6.6
Lawrence Dunn
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
6.2
Toga #2
Neighbors
2014
Credits
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
2025
7.7
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
2023
7.0
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
2022
6.7
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
2022
7.0
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire
2019
6.4
7 Splinters in Time
as McFly
2018
4.4
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
6.1
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Alan
2017
6.1
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn
2016
6.6
Neighbors
as Toga #2
2014
6.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Brett Booth
2013
8.2
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
2013
6.1
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3
2012
5.6
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2012
6.2
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
2010
0.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Water And Power
as Ambassador
2008
5.0
Hot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited)
2007
6.4
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self
2007
7.4
🎬
Fighting neighbors
2007
0.0
Awesometown
as Self
2006
7.4
Awesometown
2006
0.0
Football Town
as Walt Rice
2005
0.0
House of Cosbys
as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)
2005
8.0
The 'Bu
as self
2003
6.0
Regarding Ardy
as Kiv
2003
0.0
White Power
as Kiv
2001
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
🎬
Peppers
N/A
0.0
🎬
Anger Managment
N/A
0.0
🎬
Hot Seat
N/A
0.0