Personal Info
The Lonely Island
Akiva Schaffer
Directing
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
Filmography
Movies
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)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Various Characters (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Alice Cooper
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
TV Shows
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self · 1 ep.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Brett Booth · 1 ep.
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self · 2 ep.
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Water and Power
as Ambassador · 1 ep.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self · 1 ep.
Awesometown
1 ep.
House of Cosbys
as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice) · 2 ep.
The 'Bu
as self · 1 ep.