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
Neighbors
as Toga #2
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3
The Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn
Hot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
7 Splinters in Time
as McFly
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
Awesometown
as Self
Regarding Ardy
as Kiv
White Power
as Kiv
Football Town
as Walt Rice