Akiva Schaffer
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).
Known For
Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Scream VI
Male Cheerleader
Grown Ups 2
Various Characters (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Kiv
White Power
Kiv
Regarding Ardy
Alice Cooper
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Walt Rice
Football Town
The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 1
The Lonely Island MTV Spring Break '88 - Highlight Reel 2
Fighting neighbors
Anger Managment
Hot Seat
Peppers
Lawrence Dunn
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Self
Awesometown
Toga #2
Neighbors
Alan
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
McFly
7 Splinters in Time
Derrick (uncredited)
Hot Rod
Mark McGwire
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Casual Wanker #3
The Watch
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
22
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-12-01
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Also Known As
Akiva "Kiv" Schaffer