Akiva Schaffer
Biography
Akiva Schaffer is an American writer, director, comedian, actor and rapper, one third of The Lonely Island, the comedy trio he formed with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone, friends since childhood. Born in Berkeley, California, he studied film at the University of California, Santa Cruz and graduated in 2000, then moved to Los Angeles with Samberg and Taccone to make comedy shorts, starting with the group's Channel 101 videos. Saturday Night Live hired him as a writer in 2005, and he directed, co-wrote and edited most of the SNL Digital Shorts, winning a 2007 Emmy for Dick in a Box. His directing credits include Hot Rod, The Watch, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017) and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022). He also produced MacGruber, PEN15, Palm Springs and I Think You Should Leave, and The Lonely Island released The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019).
48years old
Turns 49 on December 1in 47 days
- Born Berkeley
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Akiva D. Schaffer
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 8 years2014 to 2022
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First role
Schaffer began his directing career on the Internet with The Lonely Island's The 'Bu, a parody of The OC that starred Sarah Chalke as Melissa and was a record-breaking contribution to Channel 101.
A first
Schaffer produced Palm Springs, which set the record for the biggest deal in Sundance Film Festival history at $17,500,000.69 and delivered Hulu's largest opening weekend viewership for a film.
Akiva Schaffer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience2019as Mark McGwire
IMDb rating 6.96.1K votes
Most often with
Andy Samberg appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Andy Samberg's page
Jorma Taccone's page
Maya Rudolph's page
Seth Rogen's page
Sarah Silverman's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.