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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).

Et billede af Akiva Schaffer

Directing

2001

[ ] White Power (Director)

2003

[ ] Regarding Ardy (Director)

2005

[ ] Football Town (Director)

2006

[ ] Awesometown (Director)

2007

[ ] Hot Rod (Director)

2009

[ ] Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (Director)
[ ] SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (Director)

2012

[ ] The Watch (Director)

2016

[ ] Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Director)

2017

[ ] Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (Director)

2019

[ ] The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Director)

2022

[ ] Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Director)

2025

[ ] The Naked Gun (Director)

Writing

2001

[ ] White Power (Writer)

2003

[ ] Regarding Ardy (Writer)

2005

[ ] Football Town (Writer)

2006

[ ] Awesometown (Writer)

2008

[ ] Extreme Movie (Writer)

2016

[ ] Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Writer)

2019

[ ] The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Writer)

2025

[ ] The Naked Gun (Writer)

Production

2001

[ ] White Power (Producer)

2003

[ ] Regarding Ardy (Producer)

2010

[ ] MacGruber (Executive Producer)

2016

[ ] Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Producer)

2017

[ ] Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (Executive Producer)
[ 6/10 ] Brigsby Bear (Producer)

2019

[ ] The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Executive Producer)

2020

[ ] Palm Springs (Producer)
[ ] I Used to Go Here (Producer)

2024

[ ] Self Reliance (Executive Producer)

2025

[ ] The Naked Gun (Executive Producer)

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[ ] The Robots Go Crazy (Producer)
[ ] Spy Guys (Producer)
[ ] DNA (Producer)

Editing

2001

[ ] White Power (Editor)

2003

[ ] Regarding Ardy (Editor)

2019

[ ] The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Editor)

Actor

2001

[ ] White Power (Kiv)

2003

[ ] Regarding Ardy (Kiv)

2005

[ ] Football Town (Walt Rice)

2006

[ ] Awesometown (Self)

2007

[ ] Fighting neighbors (????)
[ ] Hot Rod (Derrick (uncredited))

2010

[ ] Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (Self)

2012

[ ] The Watch (Casual Wanker #3)

2013

[ ] Grown Ups 2 (Male Cheerleader)

2014

[ ] Neighbors (Toga #2)

2016

[ ] Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Lawrence Dunn)

2017

[ ] Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (Alan)

2018

[ ] 7 Splinters in Time (McFly)

2019

[ ] The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Mark McGwire)

2022

[ ] Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Various Characters (voice))
[ ] Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Alice Cooper)

2023

[ ] Scream VI (Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited))

2025

[ ] Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director)
[ ] The Naked Gun (Additional Voices (voice))

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[ ] Anger Managment (????)
[ ] Hot Seat (????)
[ ] Peppers (????)