Akiva Schaffer
Birthday: 1977-12-01
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, USA
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).
Movies
Scream VI
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh...
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Grown Ups 2
Lenny has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time ar...
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of subur...
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White Power
In The Lonely Island's first attempt at a sitcom, the dudes get addicted to tooth whitener....
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Regarding Ardy
In The Lonely Island's second attempt at a sitcom, Ardy breaks his finger, so Kiv and Jorm try to fi...
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits ...
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Football Town
One brother, after the tragic death of his parents, decides that he must be drafted into the NFL to ...
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin a...
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Neighbors
A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fr...
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Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, he...
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7 Splinters in Time
A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers mu...
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Hot Rod
For Rod Kimble, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Ro...
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The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
The Lonely Island spoofs Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire in this visual rap album set in the Bash Brot...
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The Watch
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a wee...
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos ...
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Documentary looking back at the history of Saturday Night Live, focusing on the years 2000-2009....
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