Akiva Schaffer
Birthday: 1977-12-01
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, USA
Gender: Male
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).
Credits
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2025-07-30 | The Naked Gun |
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2022-05-20 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers |
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2019-05-22 | The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience |
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2017-02-07 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special |
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2016-06-03 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping |
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2012-07-26 | The Watch |
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2009-12-17 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas |
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2009-04-18 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler |
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2007-08-03 | Hot Rod |
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2006-01-23 | Awesometown |
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2005-12-28 | Football Town |
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2003-02-01 | Regarding Ardy |
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2001-12-01 | White Power |