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Akiva Schaffer
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).
15
Films
6.4
Avg Score
Filmography (15)
The Naked Gun
65
as Additional Voices (voice)
Director
Executive Producer
Writer
Self Reliance
60
Executive Producer
Scream VI
64
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
69
as Various Characters (voice)
Director
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
68
as Alice Cooper
Palm Springs
74
Producer
Brigsby Bear
73
Producer
Tour de Pharmacy
71
Recording Supervision
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
67
as Lawrence Dunn
Director
Writer
Producer
Neighbors
63
as Toga #2
Grown Ups 2
54
as Male Cheerleader
The Watch
57
as Casual Wanker #3
Director
MacGruber
56
Executive Producer
Extreme Movie
37
Writer
Hot Rod
67
as Derrick (uncredited)
Director