Director
Akiva Schaffer
December 1, 1977 · Berkeley, California, USA
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).
Notable work
6.2Neighbors (2014)
as Toga #2
6.2Grown Ups 2 (2013)
as Male Cheerleader
8.2Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
as Brett Booth and Director
6.9Scream VI (2023)
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
5.6The Watch (2012)
as Casual Wanker #3 and Director
6.3The Naked Gun (2025)
as Additional Voices (voice) and Director and Writer
7Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
as Various Characters (voice) and Director
6.6Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
as Lawrence Dunn and Director and Writer
6.4Hot Rod (2007)
as Derrick (uncredited) and Director
6.7Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
as Alice Cooper
Often works with
Andy Samberg
12 titles together
Neighbors, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Jorma Taccone
8 titles together
Neighbors, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Hot Rod
Maya Rudolph
4 titles together
Grown Ups 2, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Will Forte
3 titles together
The Watch, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Bill Hader
3 titles together
Hot Rod, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler, SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Chris Parnell
3 titles together
Hot Rod, Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Full filmography · 23
The Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice) and Director and Writer
20256.3
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
20236.9
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
20226.7
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice) and Director
20227
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire and Director and Writer
20196.4
7 Splinters in Time
as McFly
20184.4
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Alan and Director
20176.1
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn and Director and Writer
20166.6
Neighbors
as Toga #2
20146.2
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
20136.2
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3 and Director
20125.6
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Director
2009