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.
Filmography
all 81
self 57
Movies 54
TV Shows 27
Voice 4
Writer 1
Original Music Composer
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2022)
Movie
Self
Spector (2022)
TV
Self - Musical Director, Late Show With David Letterman
The '80s: Top Ten (2022)
TV
Original Music Composer
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
Movie
4
Skeleton (archive footage) / Skeleton / Self - Video Message
The Masked Singer (2019)
TV
6
Self / Music Director
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2017)
Movie
Self - Special Guest (2016)
Superhuman (2017)
TV
Paul Shaffer
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Movie
4.5
Himself
Todd Who? (2016)
Movie
Self - Band Leader
David Letterman: A Life on Television (2015)
Movie
Paul Shaffer
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
TV
7.13
Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
Movie
Hermes (voice)
Disney Heroes Volume 1 (2005)
Movie
Himself
Rockin' Pianos (2004)
Movie
Himself
Hope & Faith (2003)
TV
3.5
Self / Music Director
The Concert for New York City (2001)
Movie
Paul Shaffer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
TV
7.5
Irv Nadler
Ed (2000)
TV
4.33
Letterman Band (uncredited)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Movie
9.5
Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
Movie
Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares (1998)
TV
Composer
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Movie
1
Hermes (voice)
Hercules (1997)
Movie
6.82
Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo (1996)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
The Best of the Blues Brothers (1994)
Movie
Self -Musical Director
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
TV
6.5
Artie Fufkin
The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)
Movie
Street Musician
Scrooged (1988)
Movie
5.97
Filmmaker's Assistant
Heartbeat (1987)
Movie
Artie Fufkin
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Movie
5.81
Self - Musical Director
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
TV
8.33
Don Kirshner
Gilda Live (1980)
Movie
Church of Jack Lord Organist
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Movie
Self (keyboards)
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda (1979)
Movie
Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self - Performer
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Actor
Godspell 2025
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1949-11-28 (75 years old)
Birth NamePaul Allen Wood Shaffer
Birth PlaceThunder Bay, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsMember of the Order of Canada, Canada's Walk of Fame
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