
Paul Shaffer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1949 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Paul Shaffer is a Canadian musician, composer, vocalist, and band leader, among the highlights being the de facto leader of the early Saturday Night Live house band, and serving for 33 years (1982-2015) as the leader of David Letterman's house band.
Known For
Filmography
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Movie · as Self

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie · as Self

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Movie · as Self

Marty, Life Is Short
Movie · as Self

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Movie · as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie · as Artie Fufkin

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Movie · as Self

The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
Movie · as Self

Finding Sandler
Movie · as Self

Spector
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Movie · as Self

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The Masked Singer
TV · as Self - Video Message, Skeleton (archive footage)

Paul Shaffer Plus One
TV · as self · 9 eps

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Love, Gilda
Movie · as Self

Always at The Carlyle
Movie · as Self

Bachman
Movie · as Self

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Movie · as Self

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self

Todd Who?
Movie · as Himself

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Movie · as Paul Shaffer

Being Canadian
Movie · as Self

A Very Murray Christmas
Movie · as Paul Schaffer

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie · as Self

Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Movie · as Keyboards

Running Wilde
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Movie · as Self

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Movie · as Self

Fats and Friends
Movie · as Self

Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV · as Self · 3 eps

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Movie · as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie · as Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)

Disney Heroes Volume 1
Movie · as Hermes (voice)

How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Paul Shaffer · 1 ep

Rockin' Pianos
Movie · as Self

Hope & Faith
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Movie · as Self - Host

The Concert for New York City
Movie · as Self

America: A Tribute to Heroes
Movie · as Self

50 Years of NBC Late Night
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Paul Shaffer · 1 ep

Primetime Glick
TV · 1 ep

Ed
TV · as Irv Nadler · 1 ep

Man on the Moon
Movie · as Letterman Band (uncredited)

Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie · as Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Mark Twain Prize
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Blues Brothers 2000
Movie · as Marco

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Movie · as Self

Hercules
TV · as Hermes (voice) · 10 eps

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

Hercules
Movie · as Hermes (voice)

The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Movie · as Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)

Flash Gordon
TV · as Dr. Zarkov (voice) · 26 eps

The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
Movie · as Self

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Movie · as Self

The Best of the Blues Brothers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Friends of Gilda
Movie · as Self

Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Director · 4252 eps

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Movie · as Artie Fufkin

Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self

Seriously... Phil Collins
Movie · as Self

Look Who's Talking Too
Movie · as Taxi Businessman

Scrooged
Movie · as Street Musician

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Movie · as Self

Heartbeat
Movie · as Filmmaker's Assistant

Tears Are Not Enough
Movie · as Self

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Movie · as Self

This Is Spinal Tap
Movie · as Artie Fufkin

Jeopardy!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie · as Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy

Gilda Live
Movie · as Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Movie · as Church of Jack Lord Organist

CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Movie

A Year at the Top
TV · 5 eps

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Igor (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Crowd Member (uncredited), Self - Pianist (uncredited), Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited), Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited), Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited), Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited), Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited), Danny Kreutzman (uncredited), Various (uncredited), Self - Musician, Self - Various Characters · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep