Acting credits
29
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Akiva Schaffer
Directing
Career Snapshot
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1.0
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Movies: 26Series: 16Crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 62854
IMDb ID: nm1676223
Known for: Directing
Born: December 1, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Berkeley, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q419466
Also known as
The Lonely Island
Other jobs
Director (12)Executive Producer (7)Writer (5)Producer (3)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Akiva Schaffer.
6.4
The Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice)
2025 Movie
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
2025 Movie
5.9
Self Reliance
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.0
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
2023 Movie
6.7
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
2022 Movie
7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
2022 Movie
5.6
I Used to Go Here
Producer
2020 Movie
7.3
Palm Springs
Producer
2020 Movie
6.3
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire
2019 Movie
4.4
7 Splinters in Time
as McFly
2018 Movie
7.1
Brigsby Bear
Producer
2017 Movie
6.1
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Alan
2017 Movie
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn
2016 Movie
6.2
Neighbors
as Toga #2
2014 Movie
6.1
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
2013 Movie
5.6
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3
2012 Movie
5.4
MacGruber
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
2010 Movie
7.4
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Director
2009 Movie
8.4
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Director
2009 Movie
4.4
Extreme Movie
Writer
2008 Movie
6.4
Hot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited)
2007 Movie
7.4
Awesometown
as Self
2006 Movie
Football Town
as Walt Rice
2005 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Akiva Schaffer.
6.1
Digman!
Executive Producer • 16 eps
2023 Series
7.0
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Director • 11 eps
2019 Series
8.3
PEN15
Executive Producer • 25 eps
2019 Series
6.0
Alone Together
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2018 Series
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
3.6
Party Over Here
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2016 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Brett Booth • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.2
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self • 2 eps
2012 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.0
Water And Power
as Ambassador • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.3
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
Awesometown
1 eps
2006 Series
8.0
House of Cosbys
as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice) • 2 eps
2005 Series
6.0
The 'Bu
as self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 12 eps
1975 Series