Paul Shaffer
Acting
Born: November 28, 1949 (age 76) · Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Highest Rated
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
Hercules
1997
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Man on the Moon
1999
Scrooged
1988
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Hercules
1998
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
Photos (1)
Movies (19)
Hercules
Hermes (voice)
Man on the Moon
Letterman Band (uncredited)
Scrooged
Street Musician
Look Who's Talking Too
Taxi Businessman
This Is Spinal Tap
Artie Fufkin
Blues Brothers 2000
Marco
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Artie Fufkin
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Paul Shaffer
A Very Murray Christmas
Paul Schaffer
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Disney Heroes Volume 1
Hermes (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Church of Jack Lord Organist
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Artie Fufkin
Heartbeat
Filmmaker's Assistant
Gilda Live
Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Keyboards
TV Shows (17)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Paul Shaffer · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Igor (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Crowd Member (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Don Kirshner (uncredited) · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Paul (uncredited) · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Danny Kreutzman (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Various (uncredited) · 2 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Paul Shaffer · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Skeleton (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Skeleton · 1 eps
Hercules
Hermes (voice) · 10 eps
Ed
Irv Nadler · 1 eps
Primetime Glick
1 eps
Flash Gordon
Dr. Zarkov (voice) · 26 eps
Self / Appearances (65)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Director · 4252 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 14 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Pianist (uncredited) · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musician · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 9 eps
Jeopardy!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 5 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Self - Video Message · 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
Hope & Faith
Himself · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · 1 eps
Mark Twain Prize
Self · 1 eps
Running Wilde
Self · 1 eps
Marty, Life Is Short
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self · 3 eps
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
Spector
Self · 4 eps
Being Canadian
Self
Always at The Carlyle
Self
Love, Gilda
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
The Concert for New York City
Self
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Paul Shaffer Plus One
self · 9 eps
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Self - Host
Bachman
Self
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Self (archive footage)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Self
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Self
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
Finding Sandler
Self
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
Self
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
Self
Fats and Friends
Self
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Self
Rockin' Pianos
Self
Todd Who?
Himself
Upcoming (1)
Writing (2)
Other Crew (8)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Music Director
Blues Brothers 2000
Music
Blues Brothers 2000
Original Music Composer
The Concert for New York City
Music Director
Gilda Live
Music
Gilda Live
Musician
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
Original Music Composer
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Original Music Composer