Akiva Schaffer

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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).

Filmography

• The Naked Gun (2025)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
• Self Reliance (2024)
• Scream VI (2023)
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
• I Used to Go Here (2020)
• Palm Springs (2020)
• The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)
• 7 Splinters in Time (2018)
• Brigsby Bear (2017)
• Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
• Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
• An SNL Valentine (2015)
• Neighbors (2014)
• The Lego Movie (2014)
• Grown Ups 2 (2013)
• The Watch (2012)
• MacGruber (2010)
• Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010)
• SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
• Extreme Movie (2008)
• Laser cats 3 (2008)
• Hot Rod (2007)
• Laser Cats 2 (2007)
• Fighting neighbors (2007)
• Laser Cats! (2006)
• Awesometown (2006)
• Football Town (2005)
• Regarding Ardy (2003)
• White Power (2001)
• DNA
• Stepsisters
• The Robots Go Crazy
• Anger Managment
• Peppers
• Hot Seat
• Spy Guys