Actor

Akiva Schaffer

Contemporaryb. 1977ComedyMusicAction

Comic Visionary

Also directed 14 films ↗Also wrote 8 screenplays ↗

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Known For

19 acting credits

as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)

Scream VI

as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)

2023

Scream VI

as Toga #2

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as Toga #2

2014

Neighbors

Filmography

2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Writer / Self - Director7.8 2025The Naked GunAdditional Voices (voice)6.4 2023Scream VISubway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)7.0 2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersVarious Characters (voice)7.0 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryAlice Cooper6.7 2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

About

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).

As Director

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2007Hot Rod 2012The Watch 2001White Power 2003Regarding Ardy 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

As Screenwriter

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2001White Power 2003Regarding Ardy 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2006Awesometown 2008Extreme Movie 2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

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