Akiva Schaffer

Directing

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).

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5.0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

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5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

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7.0

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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7.0

Saturday Night Live

Writer

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8.2

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brett Booth

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8.2

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Director

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6.4

The Naked Gun

Additional Voices (voice)

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6.4

The Naked Gun

Director

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6.4

The Naked Gun

Executive Producer

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6.4

The Naked Gun

Writer

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Akiva Schaffer

Biography

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Scream VI

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

7 Splinters in Time

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Neighbors

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Grown Ups 2

The Watch

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Water and Power

Hot Rod