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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 28, 1949
Place of Birth
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Paul Shaffer
0.6 Popularity
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
8.2
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.9
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
🎬
0.0
Self
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
2023
8.0
Self
Finding Sandler
2022
6.3
Self
Spector
2022
5.0
Self
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
9.0
self
Paul Shaffer Plus One
2019
6.4
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
7.6
Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
7.7
Self - Video Message
The Masked Singer
2019
Credits
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
8.2
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025
7.9
🎬
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
as Self
2023
0.0
Finding Sandler
as Self
2022
8.0
Spector
as Self
2022
6.3
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self
2020
5.0
Paul Shaffer Plus One
as self
2019
9.0
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.4
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.6
The Masked Singer
as Self - Video Message
2019
7.7
The Masked Singer
as Skeleton (archive footage)
2019
7.7
The Masked Singer
as Skeleton
2019
7.7
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
2018
6.8
Bachman
as Self
2018
0.0
Love, Gilda
as Self
2018
7.2
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
6.4
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
as Paul Shaffer
2016
4.5
Todd Who?
as Himself
2016
0.0
A Very Murray Christmas
as Paul Schaffer
2015
5.3
Being Canadian
as Self
2015
5.7
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band
2014
5.8
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012
6.8
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
as Keyboards
2012
8.0
Running Wilde
as Self
2010
6.5
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
as Self
2008
0.0
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
as Self
2007
6.0
Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self
2006
0.0
How I Met Your Mother
as Paul Shaffer
2005
8.1
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
2005
8.3
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self
2005
0.0
Disney Heroes Volume 1
as Hermes (voice)
2005
7.9
Rockin' Pianos
as Self
2004
0.0
Hope & Faith
as Himself
2003
5.4
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
as Self - Host
2002
4.9
The Concert for New York City
as Self
2001
4.8
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Paul Shaffer
2001
7.6
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
2001
6.2
Primetime Glick
2001
6.9
Ed
as Irv Nadler
2000
7.7
Man on the Moon
as Letterman Band (uncredited)
1999
7.2
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
1999
6.6
🎬
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
7.5
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
4.2
Mark Twain Prize
as Self
1999
0.0
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
6.5
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self
1998
5.0
Hercules
as Hermes (voice)
1998
6.8
Blues Brothers 2000
as Marco
1998
5.3
The View
as Self
1997
4.5
Hercules
as Hermes (voice)
1997
7.5
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Zarkov (voice)
1996
5.8
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
1996
0.0
🎬
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
as Self
1995
0.0
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Self
1995
8.0
The Best of the Blues Brothers
as Himself (archive footage)
1994
5.8
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self -Musical Director
1993
6.3
The Return of Spinal Tap
as Artie Fufkin
1992
6.2
Look Who's Talking Too
as Taxi Businessman
1990
5.5
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
1990
0.0
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
Scrooged
as Street Musician
1988
6.8
Heartbeat
as Filmmaker's Assistant
1987
5.5
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
as Self
1987
0.0
Tears Are Not Enough
as Self
1985
6.0
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
9.0
Jeopardy!
1984
6.9
This Is Spinal Tap
as Artie Fufkin
1984
7.4
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy
1981
6.7
Gilda Live
as Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
1980
6.0
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Church of Jack Lord Organist
1979
5.0
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
1979
6.8
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
6.4
🎬
A Year at the Top
1977
5.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
6.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.1
🎬
Godspell 2025
N/A
0.0
Fats and Friends
as Himself
N/A
9.0