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Akiva Schaffer

Director • Born 1977

Akiva Schaffer

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About

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

Brooklyn Nine-Nine posterBrooklyn Nine-NineSeries • 2013Scream VI posterScream VIMovie • 2023The Naked Gun posterThe Naked GunMovie • 2025PEN15 posterPEN15Series • 2019The Lego Movie posterThe Lego MovieMovie • 2014Grown Ups 2 posterGrown Ups 2Movie • 2013I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson posterI Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonSeries • 2019Digman! posterDigman!Series • 2023Self Reliance posterSelf RelianceMovie • 2024Hot Rod posterHot RodMovie • 2007Palm Springs posterPalm SpringsMovie • 2020Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers posterChip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersMovie • 2022MacGruber posterMacGruberMovie • 2010Alone Together posterAlone TogetherSeries • 2018Neighbors posterNeighborsMovie • 2014Extreme Movie posterExtreme MovieMovie • 2008The Watch posterThe WatchMovie • 2012Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping posterPopstar: Never Stop Never StoppingMovie • 2016Weird: The Al Yankovic Story posterWeird: The Al Yankovic StoryMovie • 2022Brigsby Bear posterBrigsby BearMovie • 2017Tour de Pharmacy posterTour de PharmacyMovie • 2017I Used to Go Here posterI Used to Go HereMovie • 2020The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience posterThe Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceMovie • 2019Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special posterMichael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day SpecialMovie • 2017