1977-12-01 Berkeley, California, USA
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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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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Scream VI | Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited) | 2023-03-08 |
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Alice Cooper | 2022-09-08 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Various Characters (voice) | 2022-05-20 |
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The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Mark McGwire | 2019-05-22 |
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7 Splinters in Time | McFly | 2018-07-13 |
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Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Alan | 2017-02-07 |
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Lawrence Dunn | 2016-06-03 |
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Neighbors | Toga #2 | 2014-05-08 |
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Grown Ups 2 | Male Cheerleader | 2013-07-11 |
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The Watch | Casual Wanker #3 | 2012-07-26 |
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The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 2 | 2011-03-24 | |
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The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 1 | 2011-03-09 | |
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Hot Rod | Derrick (uncredited) | 2007-08-03 |
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Fighting neighbors | 2007-01-01 | |
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Awesometown | Self | 2006-01-23 |
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Football Town | Walt Rice | 2005-12-28 |
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Regarding Ardy | Kiv | 2003-02-01 |
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White Power | Kiv | 2001-12-01 |
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Peppers | ||
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