Akiva Schaffer
Directing

Akiva Schaffer

Born Dec 1, 1977 in Berkeley, California, USAKnown for Directing

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).

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Self Reliance poster
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Self Reliance

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers poster
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping poster
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

An SNL Valentine poster

An SNL Valentine

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler poster
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas poster
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

Demandez la permission aux enfants ! poster
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Demandez la permission aux enfants !

Awesometown poster
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Awesometown

March of the Penguins poster
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March of the Penguins

Football Town poster
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Football Town

The Stranger Beside Me poster
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The Stranger Beside Me

Regarding Ardy poster

Regarding Ardy

Model Behavior poster
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Model Behavior

Freak Talks About Sex poster
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Freak Talks About Sex

Richard III poster
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Richard III