Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/1/1977
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Also Known As
The Lonely Island
Akiva Schaffer
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
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Neighbors
as Toga #2
White Power
as Kiv
Hot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
7 Splinters in Time
as McFly
Awesometown
as Self
Football Town
as Walt Rice
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Alan
Regarding Ardy
as Kiv