American comedy writer, actor, and film director (born 1977)
Akiva Schaffer
Schaffer in 2017
Born
Akiva Daniel Shebar Schaffer
(1977-12-01) December 1, 1977 (age 46)[1]
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
University of California, Santa Cruz (BFA)
Occupations
Actor
comedian
writer
director
producer
rapper
singer
songwriter
Years active
2001–present
Spouse
Liz Cackowski
(m. 2010)
Children
2
Comedy career
Medium
Television
music
internet
film
stand-up
Genres
Sketch comedy
musical comedy
surreal humor
satire
Musical career
Genres
Comedy hip hop
Discography
The Lonely Island discography
Member of
The Lonely Island
Musical artist
Website
thelonelyisland.com
Akiva Daniel Shebar Schaffer (/əˈkiːvəˈʃeɪfər/;[2] born December 1, 1977) is an American actor, filmmaker, comedian, and musician. He is a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. Schaffer began his career with The Lonely Island making videos for Channel 101. In 2005, Saturday Night Live hired the trio, with Schaffer joining as a writer. In their time at SNL, The Lonely Island pioneered the digital short format, creating some of the most popular sketches of all time, including "Lazy Sunday", "I Just Had Sex", "I'm on a Boat", and "Dick in a Box". After SNL, Schaffer went on to direct movies including Hot Rod, The Watch, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. The Lonely Island has made albums such as Incredibad, Turtleneck & Chain, and The Wack Album. Schaffer also produced a number of TV shows and movies, some of which include MacGruber, PEN15, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, and Palm Springs.
^"Akiva D Schaffer, Born 12/01/1977 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^Schaffer, Akiva; Taccone, Jorma (2016). Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Motion picture).
Akiva Daniel Shebar Schaffer (/əˈkiːvə ˈʃeɪfər/; born December 1, 1977) is an American actor, filmmaker, comedian, and musician. He is a member of the...
by Robinson and Kanin alongside Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, AkivaSchaffer and Jorma Taccone as well as Alex Bach and Daniel Powell of Irony Point...
comedy troupe The Lonely Island, with childhood friends Andy Samberg and AkivaSchaffer. In 2010, Taccone co-wrote and directed the SNL spinoff film MacGruber...
an American comedy trio, formed by Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and AkivaSchaffer in Berkeley, California, in 2001. They have written for and starred...
exploded following the addition of The Lonely Island (Jorma Taccone, AkivaSchaffer, and Andy Samberg) to the show, and it is to them that credit is given...
the comedy music group The Lonely Island alongside childhood friends AkivaSchaffer and Jorma Taccone. Samberg was also a cast member and writer for the...
the special is directed by Mike Diva and AkivaSchaffer and stars Andy Samberg as Jose Canseco and Schaffer as Mark McGwire. It is presented as a rap...
Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill comedy The Watch (directed by AkivaSchaffer), Levy's comedy The Internship (2013), Night at the Museum: Secret of...
performed as his alter ego, Eduardo Fresco. The video was directed by AkivaSchaffer from the group The Lonely Island. Danny Masterson, Valderrama's co-star...
American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. The trio—Andy Samberg, AkivaSchaffer, and Jorma Taccone—co-wrote the song with Timberlake, Katreese Barnes...
film was officially greenlit with Neeson in the lead role. Directed by AkivaSchaffer, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand, who were also hired to write a new draft...
the Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and, briefly, AkivaSchaffer, and also features guest appearances by Justin Timberlake (who had also...
song was written by the Lonely Island (Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and AkivaSchaffer) with Timberlake on the Tuesday before the short's premiere. Samberg...
2018. The episode features guest appearances from Natasha Rothwell and AkivaSchaffer, with a cameo appearance from Ryan Paevey. The show revolves around...
also serve as executive producers alongside Zvibleman, Andy Samberg, AkivaSchaffer, Jorma Taccone, Becky Sloviter, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Debbie...
2: Sorority Rising (2016). Her surname is Polish. She is married to AkivaSchaffer, whom she met when they were both writing for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards...
twenty-four singles and thirty-six music videos. Group members Andy Samberg, AkivaSchaffer and Jorma Taccone began creating live skits, comedy shorts and music...
Records. Composed of writers and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, AkivaSchaffer, and Jorma Taccone, the album consists of hip hop-inspired comedy songs...
greenlit with Neeson in the lead role. The film will be directed by AkivaSchaffer, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand were hired to write a new draft of the script...
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