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Akiva Schaffer

Known For

Directing

IMDB ID

nm1676223

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-12-01 (48 years)

Place of Birth

Berkeley, California, USA

Deathday

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Homepage

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Popularity

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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).