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Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

ActingBorn November 28, 1949 (age 76)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.

Filmography

2026Movie
2025Movie
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980

Movie
2022Movie
2022
Spector

as Self

TV
2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
The Masked Singer

as Self - Video Message

TV
2019
The Masked Singer

as Skeleton (archive footage)

TV
2019TV
2018Movie
2018
Bachman

as Self

Movie
2018Movie
2016Movie
2016
Todd Who?

as Himself

Movie
2015
A Very Murray Christmas

as Paul Schaffer

Movie
2015Movie
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Musical Guest

TV
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band

TV
2014TV
2010TV
2007Movie
2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Paul Shaffer

TV
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Disney Heroes Volume 1

as Hermes (voice)

Movie
2004Movie
2003
Hope & Faith

as Himself

TV
2003TV
2001TV
2000
Ed

as Irv Nadler

TV
1999
Man on the Moon

as Letterman Band (uncredited)

Movie
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero

as Hermes (voice) (archive sound)

Movie
1999TV
1999TV
1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

TV
1998
Hercules

as Hermes (voice)

TV
1998Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
Hercules

as Hermes (voice)

Movie
1996
Flash Gordon

as Dr. Zarkov (voice)

TV
1996
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

as Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)

Movie
1993Movie
1993
Late Show with David Letterman

as Self -Musical Director

TV
1993
The Best of the Blues Brothers

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1990
Look Who's Talking Too

as Taxi Businessman

Movie
1990Movie
1988
Scrooged

as Street Musician

Movie
1987
Heartbeat

as Filmmaker's Assistant

Movie
1985Movie
1984
Jeopardy!

as Self

TV
1984
This Is Spinal Tap

as Artie Fufkin

Movie
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

as Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy

Movie
1980
Gilda Live

as Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group

Movie
1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

as Church of Jack Lord Organist

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Igor (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Crowd Member (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Pianist (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Don Kirshner (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Paul (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Danny Kreutzman (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Various (uncredited)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musician

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 28, 1949
Place of BirthFort William, Ontario, Canada
Popularity0.7