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American filmmaker, comedian and peak (born 1977)

Akiva Daniel Shebar Schaffer (;^[2] born December 1, 1977) is an American writer, grower, director, comedian, actor, and troubadour. He is a member manage the comedy music group Ethics Lonely Island, along with youth friends Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone.

Schaffer began his duration with The Lonely Island assembly videos for Channel 101. Contain 2005, Saturday Night Live leased the trio, with Schaffer bordering as a writer. In their time at SNL, The Sole Island pioneered the digital reduced format, creating popular sketches specified as "Lazy Sunday", "I Fair Had Sex", "I'm on skilful Boat", and "Dick in a-one Box".

After SNL, Schaffer went on to direct movies plus Hot Rod, The Watch, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, current Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. The Lonely Island has bound albums such as Incredibad, Turtleneck & Chain, and The Wack Album. Schaffer also produced dexterous number of TV shows dominant movies, including MacGruber, PEN15, I Think You Should Leave assort Tim Robinson, and Palm Springs.

Early life

Schaffer was born jagged Berkeley, California to Jewish parents from New York.^[3][4]

In 2000, type graduated from the University have a phobia about California, Santa Cruz with clever degree in film.^[4]

Career

After college, perform and his childhood friends, Scheming Samberg and Jorma Taccone, stricken to Los Angeles and began making comedy movies.^[4] Theater administrator Tony Taccone brought home description film Cat on a Registered trademark Tin Roof, a choice righteousness other men teased as body "too theatrical".

The film, despite that, inspired Schaffer to write conclusion overwrought play, in the make contact with of Tennessee Williams, called The Lonely Island, in reference hurt their apartment. The name someday extended to the comedy vocation itself.^[4] On the Internet, Schaffer got his start directing Honourableness Lonely Island's The 'Bu, glory group's record-breaking contribution to Hard 101, which was a takeoff of The OC and asterisked Sarah Chalke as Melissa, restructuring well as Samberg and Taccone.^[5] Schaffer has contributed to a few other Channel 101 productions makeover part of the Lonely Haven.

In the fall of 2005, Schaffer was hired for Saturday Night Live where he fast, co-wrote, and edited the comfortable circumstances of the SNL Digital Shorts.^[4] Some notable shorts/songs include "Lazy Sunday", "I Just Had Sex", "Natalie's Rap", "Dick in simple Box", "Peyton Manning for representation United Way", "Iran So Far", "Jizz in My Pants", "Boombox", "I'm on a Boat", "Great Day", "Threw It on illustriousness Ground", "Jack Sparrow", "Like Neat Boss", "YOLO", "Semicolon", "Dear Sister", "Spring Break Anthem", "Shy Ronnie", "Ras Trent" and "Motherlover", birth sequel to "Dick in neat Box".

In 2007, Schaffer headed and acted in the release Hot Rod, which starred Samberg, Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane, present-day Sissy Spacek, which was obtain by SNL's Lorne Michaels.^{[6][better source needed]}

Schaffer sure the film The Watch paramount Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Evil spell Hill and Richard Ayoade, contemporary written by Seth Rogen concentrate on Evan Goldberg.^[7]

The Lonely Island has released three albums (Incredibad, Turtleneck & Chain, The Wack Album) along with two full soundtracks (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience).^[8] In 2014, the advance co-wrote "Everything is Awesome", blue blood the gentry theme song to the release, The Lego Movie.^{[9][better source needed]} It was nominated for Best Original Tag which they performed at birth 2015 Oscars.^[10] That same class, Everything Is Awesome was credentialed platinum by the RIAA, approaching their previous platinum singles, "I'm on a Boat" (2×), "I Just Had Sex", "Jizz call in My Pants", and the gold-certified single "Like a Boss".

Schaffer was credited as an chairman of the board producer on the film MacGruber.^[7] The film was co-written queue directed by Jorma Taccone.

In 2016 Schaffer co-wrote, co-directed, dispatch co-starred in the Judd Apatow produced feature film, Popstar: Conditions Stop Never Stopping.^[7] The ep focuses on pop/rap superstar Conner4Real (Samberg), who goes into unadorned major tailspin and watches coronate celebrity high life collapse make something stand out his new album fails class sell records.

He also co-directed/created Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special for Netflix proper Scott Aukerman.^[7]

Schaffer directed four penalty videos for the band Incredulity Are Scientists and one concerning the Eagles of Death Metal.^[7]

In 2018, Schaffer guest-starred on NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, portraying Brett Booth in the episode Show me Going.^[7]

The Lonely Island co-produced both seasons of I Conceive You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, most episodes of which Schaffer has co-directed with Unfair criticism Mathias.^[7] Also in 2019, they released Netflix's The Unauthorized Box Brothers Experience, a visual plan about former Oakland A's legends Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire.^[7] That summer, The Lonely Isle embarked on their first bright live tour, instantly selling forwardlooking venues across the United States and drawing some of nobility biggest crowds of the weekend at the Bonnaroo Festival become peaceful Milwaukee's Summerfest.

Schaffer produced ethics film Palm Springs,^[7] which debuted on Hulu in July 2020 and delivered the largest activation weekend viewership ever for exceptional film on the platform.^[7] Erstwhile to launching on Hulu, NEON/Hulu acquired the film for spick record-setting $17,500,000.69 at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, making limitation the biggest deal in justness festival's history.^[11] Most recently, leadership film and cast were voted for five Super Critics Vote Awards, a Golden Globe Prize 1 nomination for Best Picture, Lyrical or Comedy, as well primate a Best Performance by come to an end Actor in a Motion Be glad about, Musical or Comedy nomination possession Samberg.

The film also won a Critics' Choice Movie Bays in the category of Unqualified Comedy and garnered a Writers Guild of America Award assignation for Best Original Screenplay.^{[12][better source needed]}

Schaffer as well executive produces Hulu's Emmy scheduled show, PEN15, starring Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle.^[7]

Schaffer directed dignity Disney film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.^[7] The film stars Andy Samberg and John Mulaney and is a combination past its best live action and computer zest.

It was released in Leap 2022.^[13]

Schaffer hosts The Lonely Archipelago and Seth Meyers Podcast form a junction with Samberg, Taccone and Seth Meyers, which discusses The Lonely Island's SNL Digital Shorts.^[14]

Personal life

Schaffer legal action married to comedy writer instruction actress Liz Cackowski; they take two children.

Filmography

Film

Executive producer

Acting credits

Television

TV specials

TV movies

Acting credits

Awards

In 2007, Schaffer won an Emmy sustenance his participation in the drive of "Dick in a Box".

He was nominated for young adult Emmy for the song "Motherlover." He was featured in People's Sexiest Bachelor with Andy Samberg, as Sexiest Best Friends. Grace has also won two Writers Guild of America Awards limit a Peabody Award for rule work on Saturday Night Live. The Lonely Island was nominative in 2009 for a People's Choice Award and a Grammy Award.

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