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Akiva Schaffer
Berkeley, California, USA
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…
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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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2025
The Naked Gun
Movie Additional Voices (voice)
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2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
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2024
Self Reliance
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Digman!
TV show Executive Producer
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2023
Scream VI
Movie Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)
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2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Movie Alice Cooper
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2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Movie Various Characters (voice)
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2020
I Used to Go Here
Movie Producer
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2020
Palm Springs
Movie Producer
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2019
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Movie Mark McGwire
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2019
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
TV show Director
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2019
PEN15
TV show Executive Producer
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2018
7 Splinters in Time
Movie McFly
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2018
Alone Together
TV show Executive Producer
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2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV show Self
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2017
Brigsby Bear
Movie Producer
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2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Movie Recording Supervision
- 2017
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2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie Lawrence Dunn
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2016
Party Over Here
TV show Executive Producer
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2015
An SNL Valentine
Movie Director
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2014
Neighbors
Movie Toga #2
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
The Lego Movie
Movie Songs
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2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV show Brett Booth
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2013
Grown Ups 2
Movie Male Cheerleader
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2012
The Watch
Movie Casual Wanker #3
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2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV show Self
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2010
MacGruber
Movie Executive Producer
- 2010
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2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie Director
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie Director
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2008
Extreme Movie
Movie Writer
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2008
Water and Power
TV show Ambassador
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2007
Hot Rod
Movie Derrick (uncredited)
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2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV show Self
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2007
Fighting neighbors
Movie
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2006
Laser Cats!
Movie Director
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2006
Awesometown
Movie Self
