Dec 1, 1977 - 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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| Movie | 2007 | Hot Rod | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2012 | The Watch | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2001 | White Power | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2001 | White Power | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2001 | White Power | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2003 | Regarding Ardy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2003 | Regarding Ardy | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2003 | Regarding Ardy | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2001 | White Power | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2003 | Regarding Ardy | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2009 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2006 | Awesometown | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2006 | Awesometown | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2025 | The Naked Gun | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2025 | The Naked Gun | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2008 | Extreme Movie | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2024 | Self Reliance | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2017 | Brigsby Bear | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | The Robots Go Crazy | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Palm Springs | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2019 | The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2019 | The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | N/A | Spy Guys | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2019 | The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | I Used to Go Here | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2019 | The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | N/A | DNA | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2010 | MacGruber | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2025 | The Naked Gun | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2005 | Football Town | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2005 | Football Town | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2016 | Party Over Here | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2003 | The 'Bu | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2018 | Alone Together | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2019 | PEN15 | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2023 | Digman! | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2003 | The 'Bu | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Meet Arnold Show | Creator | Creator |
