Happy Birthday to Akiva Schaffer!

Akiva Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone. He majored in film at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Akiva is 34 today!

Here's Akiva with his wife, Liz Cackowski (they have one child):



Akiva has won one Emmy (in 2007 for Junk in a Box), he's received 10 total Emmy nominations (4 for writing on SNL, and was nominated for writing Junk in a Box, Motherlover, Shy Ronnie, I Just Had Sex, The Golden Rule, and Jack Sparrow. Akiva was nominated (with TLI) for a Grammy in 2009 for "I'm on a Boat". He has also won three Writers Guild awards and a Peabody award for writing on SNL. 1 Emmy, 10 Emmy noms, and a Grammy nom... not bad, Akiva & TLI!

Akiva looking suave with SNL head writer Seth Meyers at the launch party for Lucid Absinthe at The Back Room in NYC on October 3, 2007:



He's wearing sunglasses over his regular glasses!

June, 2009 with Andy and Rashida Jones:



Happy Birthday, Akiva! And remember...



You're a winner!

Thanks to SamJae for the tip!

Enjoy!