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Akiva Schaffer

Career: Active from 1975 to 2025, with a break from 1976 to 2000, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.

Average score: 67/100

Highest rated: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Akiva Schaffer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
1.9, average 4.7
Psychological
2.8, average 5.5
Tension
3.3, average 6.0
Pathos
3.2, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Absurdist Humor 6
Pop Culture References 4
Celebrity Cameos 2
Raunchy 2
Cringe Comedy 2
Musical Parody 2
Absurdist Comedy 2
Campy & Ironic 2
Cringe Humor 2
Pop Culture Satire 2
Sketch Comedy 2
Ensemble Cast 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

5 titles

Director

Producer

The Robots Go Crazy

Producer

Producer

We're So Bad

Writer, Co-Producer

2020s

7 titles · average score 71

The Naked Gun

73

as Additional Voices (voice)

Self Reliance

62

Executive Producer

Scream VI

69

as Subway Ghostface (voice) (uncredited)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

71

as Various Characters (voice)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

74

as Alice Cooper

Palm Springs

83

Producer

I Used to Go Here

63

Producer

2010s

13 titles · average score 64

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

83

as Mark McGwire

7 Splinters in Time

30

as McFly

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

81

as Alan

Brigsby Bear

75

Producer

Tour de Pharmacy

80

Recording Supervision

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

71

as Lawrence Dunn

An SNL Valentine

Director

The Lego Movie

84

Songs

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

83

TV show · as Brett Booth

Grown Ups 2

33

as Male Cheerleader

The Watch

38

as Casual Wanker #3

MacGruber

48

Executive Producer

2000s

14 titles · average score 66

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

Director

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

75

Director

Extreme Movie

38

Writer

Water and Power

TV show · as Ambassador

Laser cats 3

Writer, Director

Hot Rod

54

as Derrick (uncredited)

Awesometown

78

TV show

Awesometown

75

Director, Writer

Football Town

as Walt Rice

House of Cosbys

76

TV show · as Cosby Team TriOsby (voice)

Regarding Ardy

as Kiv

White Power

as Kiv

1970s

1 title · average score 69

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Bad Guy (uncredited) / Guy Selling Guy (uncredited)