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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0787322
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q963626
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Filmography (Movies)
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Character:Artie Fufkin
Release Date:12/09/2025
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Character:Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
Release Date:27/01/2025
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2023
Finding Sandler
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2022
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2020
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/09/2019
Always at The Carlyle
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/2018
Bachman
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2018
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2018
Love, Gilda
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2017
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Character:Paul Shaffer
Release Date:31/07/2016
Todd Who?
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/07/2016
A Very Murray Christmas
Character:Paul Schaffer
Release Date:04/12/2015
Being Canadian
Character:Self
Release Date:18/09/2015
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2012
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Character:Keyboards
Release Date:26/06/2012
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2008
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2007
Fats and Friends
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2007
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Character:Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Release Date:06/09/2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2005
Disney Heroes Volume 1
Character:Hermes (voice)
Release Date:23/05/2005
Rockin' Pianos
Character:Self
Release Date:29/03/2004
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/12/2002
The Concert for New York City
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2001
Man on the Moon
Character:Letterman Band (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Character:Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Release Date:17/08/1999
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Character:Marco
Release Date:06/02/1998
Hercules
Character:Hermes (voice)
Release Date:13/06/1997
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Character:Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
Release Date:20/05/1996
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/1995
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:26/07/1994
Friends of Gilda
Character:Himself
Release Date:21/11/1993
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Character:Artie Fufkin
Release Date:31/12/1992
Look Who's Talking Too
Character:Taxi Businessman
Release Date:14/12/1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1990
Scrooged
Character:Street Musician
Release Date:22/11/1988
Heartbeat
Character:Filmmaker's Assistant
Release Date:10/05/1987
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/1987
Tears Are Not Enough
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1985
This Is Spinal Tap
Character:Artie Fufkin
Release Date:02/03/1984
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Character:Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy
Release Date:25/11/1981
Gilda Live
Character:Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
Release Date:28/03/1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Character:Church of Jack Lord Organist
Release Date:20/09/1979
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1978
Television Appearances
Spector
Character:Self
Paul Shaffer Plus One
Character:self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Masked Singer
Character:Self - Video Message
The Masked Singer
Character:Skeleton (archive footage)
The Masked Singer
Character:Skeleton
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Running Wilde
Character:Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Character:Self
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Paul Shaffer
Hope & Faith
Character:Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Paul Shaffer
Primetime Glick
Character:
Ed
Character:Irv Nadler
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self
Mark Twain Prize
Character:Self
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
Hercules
Character:Hermes (voice)
The View
Character:Self
Flash Gordon
Character:Dr. Zarkov (voice)
Late Show with David Letterman
Character:Self -Musical Director
Jeopardy!
Character:Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
Character:Self
A Year at the Top
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Igor (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Crowd Member (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Pianist (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Don Kirshner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Paul (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Danny Kreutzman (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self/ Friend / Andy / Andrew Mazelle / Beatalo
Saturday Night Live
Character:Don Kirshner
Saturday Night Live
Character:Robert Vesco / Artie
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musician
Saturday Night Live
Character:Various
Saturday Night Live
Character:Marvin Hamlisch / Issac Stern’s nephew
Saturday Night Live
Character:Oliver Selenko / Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Performer
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