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Paul Shaffer

Acting

Paul Shaffer

EN cinema · 63 credits

Born

28 November 1949 (age 76)

Birthplace

Fort William, Ontario, Canada

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

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

ENNot rated

as Self

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... poster

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

EN · 2026Not rated

as Self

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been poster

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been

EN · 2026Not rated

as Self

Marty, Life Is Short poster

Marty, Life Is Short

EN · 20268.0

as Self

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man poster

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

EN · 20269.0

as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

EN · 20257.7

as Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

EN · 20256.8

as Self

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues poster

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

EN · 20256.1

as Artie Fufkin

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not poster

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

EN · 20256.5

as Self

The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story poster

The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story

EN · 2023Not rated

as Self

Finding Sandler poster

Finding Sandler

EN · 20228.0

as Self

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy poster

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

EN · 20227.1

Original Music Composer

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man poster

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

EN · 20205.0

as Self

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice poster

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

EN · 20197.6

as Self (archive footage)

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan poster

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan

EN · 20196.0

Original Music Composer

Love, Gilda poster

Love, Gilda

EN · 20187.2

as Self

Always at The Carlyle poster

Always at The Carlyle

EN · 20186.7

as Self

Bachman poster

Bachman

EN · 2018Not rated

as Self

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 poster

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017

EN · 2018Not rated

as Self

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs poster

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

EN · 20176.4

as Self

Todd Who? poster

Todd Who?

EN · 2016Not rated

as Himself

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens poster

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

EN · 20164.5

as Paul Shaffer

Being Canadian poster

Being Canadian

EN · 20155.6

as Self

A Very Murray Christmas poster

A Very Murray Christmas

EN · 20155.2

as Paul Schaffer

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief poster

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

EN · 20126.9

as Self

Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom poster

Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom

EN · 20128.0

as Keyboards

Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On poster

Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On

EN · 2008Not rated

as Self

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary poster

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

EN · 20076.0

as Self

Fats and Friends poster

Fats and Friends

EN · 20079.0

as Self

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music poster

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

EN · 2005Not rated

as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

EN · 20058.1

as Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)

Disney Heroes Volume 1 poster

Disney Heroes Volume 1

EN · 20057.9

as Hermes (voice)

Rockin' Pianos poster

Rockin' Pianos

EN · 2004Not rated

as Self

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase poster

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

EN · 20025.5

as Self - Host

The Concert for New York City poster

The Concert for New York City

EN · 20015.1

as Self, Music Director

America: A Tribute to Heroes poster

America: A Tribute to Heroes

EN · 20016.5

as Self

50 Years of NBC Late Night poster

50 Years of NBC Late Night

EN · 20015.0

as Self (archive footage)

Man on the Moon poster

Man on the Moon

EN · 19997.2

as Letterman Band (uncredited)

Hercules: Zero to Hero poster

Hercules: Zero to Hero

EN · 19996.4

as Hermes (voice) (archive sound)

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

EN · 19996.9

Writer

Blues Brothers 2000 poster

Blues Brothers 2000

EN · 19985.3

as Marco, Music, Original Music Composer

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' poster

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

EN · 19986.5

as Self

Hercules poster

Hercules

EN · 19977.5

as Hermes (voice)

Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo poster

Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

EN · 19963.0

as Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)

The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple poster

The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple

EN · 1995Not rated

as Self

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show poster

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

EN · 19958.5

as Self

The Best of the Blues Brothers poster

The Best of the Blues Brothers

EN · 19935.8

as Self (archive footage)

Friends of Gilda

1993

Friends of Gilda

EN · 19938.0

as Self

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out poster

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

EN · 19926.3

as Artie Fufkin

Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

EN · 19904.3

as Self

Seriously... Phil Collins poster

Seriously... Phil Collins

EN · 19908.0

as Self

Look Who's Talking Too poster

Look Who's Talking Too

EN · 19905.5

as Taxi Businessman

Scrooged poster

Scrooged

EN · 19886.8

as Street Musician

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki poster

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki

EN · 1987Not rated

as Self

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

EN · 19877.0

as Filmmaker's Assistant

Tears Are Not Enough poster

Tears Are Not Enough

EN · 19858.0

as Self

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas poster

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

EN · 19859.3

as Self

Nightwatch

1985

Nightwatch

EN · 1985Not rated

Stunts

This Is Spinal Tap poster

This Is Spinal Tap

EN · 19847.4

as Artie Fufkin

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever poster

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

EN · 19817.6

as Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy

Gilda Live poster

Gilda Live

EN · 19806.1

as Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group, Writer, Music, Musician

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video poster

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

EN · 19795.3

as Church of Jack Lord Organist

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland poster

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

EN · 19786.4

Actor