Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Akiva Schaffer
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 3All crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 62854
IMDb ID: nm1676223
Known for: Directing
Born: December 1, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Berkeley, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q419466
Also known as
The Lonely Island
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Executive Producer (6)Producer (3)Writer (3)Recording Supervision (1)Songs (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Akiva Schaffer.
Director
The Naked Gun
2025 • Movie
Director
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 • Movie
Director
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019 • Movie
Director
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017 • Movie
Director
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 • Movie
Director
The Watch
2012 • Movie
Director
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009 • Movie
Director
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009 • Movie
Director
Hot Rod
2007 • Movie
Director
Laser Cats!
2006 • Movie
Director
Awesometown
2006 • Movie
Director
Regarding Ardy
2003 • Movie
Director
White Power
2001 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Akiva Schaffer.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Akiva Schaffer.
Songs
The Lego Movie
2014 • Movie
Producer
Palm Springs
2020 • Movie
Producer
Brigsby Bear
2017 • Movie
Director
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 • Movie
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Scream VI
2023 • Movie
Recording Supervision
Tour de Pharmacy
2017 • Movie
as Alice Cooper
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022 • Movie
Director
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 • Movie
Director
Hot Rod
2007 • Movie
Director
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019 • Movie
Director
The Naked Gun
2025 • Movie
as Male Cheerleader
Grown Ups 2
2013 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Akiva Schaffer.
Executive Producer • 25 eps
PEN15
2019 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 • Series
Director • 11 eps
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019 • Series
Writer • 62 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Akiva Schaffer.
Songs
The Lego Movie
2014 • Movie
Director
The Naked Gun
2025 • Movie
as Male Cheerleader
Grown Ups 2
2013 • Movie
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Scream VI
2023 • Movie
Producer
Palm Springs
2020 • Movie
Executive Producer
Self Reliance
2024 • Movie
as Toga #2
Neighbors
2014 • Movie
Director
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 • Movie
Director
The Watch
2012 • Movie
Director
Hot Rod
2007 • Movie
Director
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 • Movie
as Alice Cooper
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akiva Schaffer.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
Writer • 62 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 • Series
Executive Producer • 25 eps
PEN15
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 16 eps
Digman!
2023 • Series
Director • 11 eps
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 10 eps
Alone Together
2018 • Series
as Ambassador • 1 eps
Water and Power
2008 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Akiva Schaffer.
Executive Producer
Self Reliance
2024 • Movie
Producer
I Used to Go Here
2020 • Movie
Producer
Palm Springs
2020 • Movie
Producer
Brigsby Bear
2017 • Movie
Recording Supervision
Tour de Pharmacy
2017 • Movie
Songs
The Lego Movie
2014 • Movie
Executive Producer
MacGruber
2010 • Movie
Writer
Extreme Movie
2008 • Movie
Writer
Football Town
2005 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Akiva Schaffer.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Akiva Schaffer.
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Naked Gun
2025 • Movie
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Scream VI
2023 • Movie
as Alice Cooper
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022 • Movie
as Various Characters (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 • Movie
as Mark McGwire
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019 • Movie
as McFly
7 Splinters in Time
2018 • Movie
as Alan
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017 • Movie
as Lawrence Dunn
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 • Movie
as Toga #2
Neighbors
2014 • Movie
as Male Cheerleader
Grown Ups 2
2013 • Movie
as Casual Wanker #3
The Watch
2012 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Akiva Schaffer.
as Self • 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Brett Booth • 1 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Ambassador • 1 eps
Water and Power
2008 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 • Series
1 eps
Awesometown
2006 • Series
as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice) • 2 eps
House of Cosbys
2005 • Series
as self • 1 eps
The 'Bu
2003 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 11 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series