Akiva Schaffer
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.876 |
| Birthday | 1977-12-01 |
| Place of Birth | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Also Known As | The Lonely Island, |
2023
Scream VI
6.949/3148
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
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2013
Grown Ups 2
6.14/4633
Lenny has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons...
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2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
6.993/1361
Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, me...
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2001
White Power
0/0
In The Lonely Island's first attempt at a sitcom, the dudes get addicted to tooth whitener.
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White Power
2003
Regarding Ardy
0/0
In The Lonely Island's second attempt at a sitcom, Ardy breaks his finger, so Kiv and Jorm try to find him a new one.
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Regarding Ardy
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
6.704/596
Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid c...
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2005
Football Town
0/0
One brother, after the tragic death of his parents, decides that he must be drafted into the NFL to fulfill not only his father's dream, but to suppor...
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2007
Fighting neighbors
0/0
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Anger Managment
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Hot Seat
0/0
Don't Take Jorma's Beer
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Peppers
0/0
Jorma's allergic to peppers.
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2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
6.6/1354
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collap...
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2006
Awesometown
7.4/13
In May 2005, The Dudes were hired to create a pilot for Fox.
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2014
Neighbors
6.181/7251
A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.
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2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
6.1/62
After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, he hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to start m...
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2018
7 Splinters in Time
4.4/21
A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friend...
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2007
Hot Rod
6.401/1088
For Rod Kimble, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather,...
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2019
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
6.337/126
The Lonely Island spoofs Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire in this visual rap album set in the Bash Brothers' 1980s heyday.
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2012
The Watch
5.59/2456
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their...
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2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.842/19
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
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2010
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
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Documentary looking back at the history of Saturday Night Live, focusing on the years 2000-2009.
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2025
The Naked Gun
6.363/1650
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he...
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