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Akiva Schaffer
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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).
BODY OF WORK
Akiva Schaffer's Filmography
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The Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire
7 Splinters in Time
as McFly
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Alan
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn
Neighbors
as Toga #2
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
Hot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited)
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Fighting neighbors
Awesometown
as Self
Football Town
as Walt Rice
Regarding Ardy
as Kiv
White Power
as Kiv
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Anger Managment
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Peppers
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