Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer (born December 1, 1977 in Berkeley , California ) is an American screenwriter , director , film producer , film editor , actor and songwriter .
Career
Akiva "Kiv" Schaffer is a very versatile filmmaker and musician. He specialized at the University of California, Santa Cruz to the profession film. He directs, writes and edits most of the SNL Digital Shorts and is also the director and screenwriter of the Saturday Night Live Show. He was a director in the film Hot Rod and had a role with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone . He won an Emmy for his work as a songwriter . He produced the songs Lazy Sunday , Dick in a Box , Peyton Manning for the United Way , Iran so Far , Jizz In My Pants and sang the song I'm on a Boat with Andy Samberg . He is a member of The Lonely Island , a sketch comedy group also very well known as a band. In this group he works with his school friends Jorma Taccone and Andy Samberg. Schaffer directed four music videos for We Are Scientists and one for Eagles of Death Metal .
Awards
In 2007 Schaffer won an Emmy for participating in the production of Dick in a box .
He was named the Sexiest Bachelor by People Magazine along with his friend Andy Samberg.
Filmography
- Director
- 2001: White Power (TV movie)
- 2003: Regarding Ardy (TV movie)
- 2005: Awesometown (TV movie)
- 2005–2009: Saturday Night Live (45 episodes)
- 2006: Channel 101 (segments Football Town , iTV Buzz Countdown , The 'Bu and Nintendo , as "The Lonely Island", TV movie)
- 2006: Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode)
- 2007: Hot Rod - Full throttle through hell ( Hot Rod )
- 2008: Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (1 episode)
- 2009: Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (TV movie, Workout Video segment )
- 2012: The Watch - Neighbors of the 3rd Kind (The Watch)
- 2014: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV series, episode 1x22)
- 2016: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
- Screenwriter
- 2001: White Power (concept, as "Kiv", TV movie)
- 2003: Regarding Ardy (concept, as "The Dudes", TV movie)
- 2004: 2004 MTV Movie Awards (TV broadcast)
- 2004: G-Phoria 2004 (TV movie)
- 2005: 2005 MTV Movie Awards (TV broadcast)
- 2005: Awesometown (TV movie)
- 2005–2009: Saturday Night Live (68 episodes)
- 2006: Channel 101 (segments Football Town , iTV Buzz Countdown , The 'Bu and Nintendo , as "The Lonely Island", TV movie)
- 2006: Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode)
- 2008: Extreme Movie
- 2008: Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (3 episodes)
- 2016: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
- producer
- 2001: White Power (TV movie)
- 2003: Regarding Ardy (TV movie)
- 2005: Awesometown (executive producer, TV movie)
- 2006: Channel 101 (segments Football Town , iTV Buzz Countdown , The 'Bu and Nintendo , as "The Lonely Island", TV movie)
- 2006: Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode)
- 2010: MacGruber
- 2016: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
- 2017: The Adventures of Brigsby Bear (Brigsby Bear)
- 2020: Palm Springs
- actor
- 2001: White Power (as Kiv, TV movie)
- 2003: Regarding Ardy (as Kiv, TV movie)
- 2005: Awesometown (presenter / various roles, TV film)
- 2006: Channel 101 (as The Lonely Island / various roles, TV movie)
- 2007: Hot Rod - Full Throttle Through Hell ( Hot Rod , as Derrick)
- 2008–2009: Saturday Night Live (among others as Bad Boy, Guy Selling Gun, Kiv and DJ)
- 2009: Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (as Tennis Buddy, 1 episode)
- 2013: child heads 2 ( Grown Ups 2 )
- 2014: Bad Neighbors ( Neighbors )
- 2016: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Web links
- Akiva Schaffer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Photos by Akiva Schaffer
Individual evidence
- ^ Awards for Akiva Schaffer. Accessed September 23, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaffer, Akiva |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kiv; The Dudes; The Lonely Island |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, director, producer, film editor, actor, and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st December 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berkeley , California , United States |