Cast
Akiva Schaffer
Directing
Cast
Akiva Schaffer
Known for
Directing
Born
1977-12-01
From
Berkeley, California, USA
Also known as The Lonely Island
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).
Grown Ups 2
as Male Cheerleader
The Naked Gun
as Additional Voices (voice)
Scream VI
as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
Neighbors
as Toga #2
Hot Rod
as Derrick (uncredited)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
The Watch
as Casual Wanker #3
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Lawrence Dunn
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
Awesometown
as Self
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Alan
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Mark McGwire
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
Regarding Ardy
as Kiv
7 Splinters in Time
as McFly
Football Town
as Walt Rice
Anger Managment
Hot Seat
White Power
as Kiv
Peppers