Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
82
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-12-01 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Also Known As
The Lonely Island
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).
