Akiva Schaffer

Akiva Daniel Shebar Schaffer (; born December 1, 1977) is an American writer, director, actor, 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 popular sketches such as "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, including ''MacGruber'', ''PEN15'', ''I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson'', and ''Palm Springs''. Provided by Wikipedia