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Paul Shaffer

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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 ForActing

BornNovember 28, 1949 (76)

Place of BirthFort William, Ontario, Canada

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

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

2026

Self

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been's Poster

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Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been

2026

Self

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man's Poster

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Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

2026

Self

Marty, Life Is Short's Poster

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Marty, Life Is Short

2026

Self

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not's Poster

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I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

2025

Self

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues's Poster

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

2025

Artie Fufkin

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert's Poster

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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music's Poster

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980

The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story's Poster

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The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story

2023

Self

Finding Sandler's Poster

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Finding Sandler

2022

Self

Spector's Poster

TV

Spector

2022

Self

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man's Poster

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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

2020

Self

Paul Shaffer Plus One's Poster

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Paul Shaffer Plus One

2019

self

The Kelly Clarkson Show's Poster

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Self

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice's Poster

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019

Self (archive footage)

The Masked Singer's Poster

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The Masked Singer

2019

Self - Video Message

Love, Gilda's Poster

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Love, Gilda

2018

Self

Always at The Carlyle's Poster

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Always at The Carlyle

2018

Self

Bachman's Poster

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Bachman

2018

Self

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

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

2018

Self

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs's Poster

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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

2017

Self

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens's Poster

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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

2016

Paul Shaffer

Todd Who?'s Poster

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Todd Who?

2016

Himself

A Very Murray Christmas's Poster

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A Very Murray Christmas

2015

Paul Schaffer

Being Canadian's Poster

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Being Canadian

2015

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's Poster

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon's Poster

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief's Poster

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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

2012

Self

Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom's Poster

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Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom

2012

Keyboards

Running Wilde's Poster

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Running Wilde

2010

Self

Celebrity Ghost Stories's Poster

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Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Self

Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On's Poster

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Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On

2008

Self

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary's Poster

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Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

2007

Self

Fats and Friends's Poster

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Fats and Friends

2007

Self

Second City: First Family of Comedy's Poster

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Second City: First Family of Comedy

2006

Self

How I Met Your Mother's Poster

TV

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Paul Shaffer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd's Poster

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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music's Poster

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The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005

Self

Disney Heroes Volume 1's Poster

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Disney Heroes Volume 1

2005

Hermes (voice)

Rockin' Pianos's Poster

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Rockin' Pianos

2004

Self

Hope & Faith's Poster

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Hope & Faith

2003

Himself

Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s Poster

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Self

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase's Poster

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The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

2002

Self - Host

The Concert for New York City's Poster

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The Concert for New York City

2001

Self

Law & Order: Criminal Intent's Poster

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Paul Shaffer

50 Years of NBC Late Night's Poster

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50 Years of NBC Late Night

2001

Self (archive footage)

America: A Tribute to Heroes's Poster

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America: A Tribute to Heroes

2001

Self

Primetime Glick's Poster

TV

Primetime Glick

2001

Ed's Poster

TV

Ed

2000

Irv Nadler

Man on the Moon's Poster

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Man on the Moon

1999

Letterman Band (uncredited)

Hercules: Zero to Hero's Poster

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Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999

Hermes (voice) (archive sound)

Where Are They Now?'s Poster

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Where Are They Now?

1999

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn's Poster

TV

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

Self

Mark Twain Prize's Poster

TV

Mark Twain Prize

1999

Self

Hollywood Squares's Poster

TV

Hollywood Squares

1998

Self - Panelist

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers''s Poster

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The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998

Self

Hercules's Poster

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Hercules

1998

Hermes (voice)

Blues Brothers 2000's Poster

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Blues Brothers 2000

1998

Marco

The View's Poster

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The View

1997

Self

Hercules's Poster

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Hercules

1997

Hermes (voice)

Flash Gordon's Poster

TV

Flash Gordon

1996

Dr. Zarkov (voice)

Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo's Poster

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Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

1996

Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)

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

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

1995

Self

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show's Poster

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The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

1995

Self

Friends of Gilda's Poster

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Friends of Gilda

1993

Self

Late Show with David Letterman's Poster

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Late Show with David Letterman

1993

Self - Musical Director

The Best of the Blues Brothers's Poster

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The Best of the Blues Brothers

1993

Self (archive footage)

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

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

1992

Artie Fufkin

Look Who's Talking Too's Poster

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Look Who's Talking Too

1990

Taxi Businessman

Seriously... Phil Collins's Poster

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Seriously... Phil Collins

1990

Self

Night of 100 Stars III's Poster

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Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Self

Scrooged's Poster

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Scrooged

1988

Street Musician

Heartbeat's Poster

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Heartbeat

1987

Filmmaker's Assistant

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

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

1987

Self

Tears Are Not Enough's Poster

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Tears Are Not Enough

1985

Self

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas's Poster

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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

1985

Self

Jeopardy!'s Poster

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Jeopardy!

1984

Self

This Is Spinal Tap's Poster

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This Is Spinal Tap

1984

Artie Fufkin

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever's Poster

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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981

Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy

Gilda Live's Poster

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Gilda Live

1980

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

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video's Poster

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Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

1979

Church of Jack Lord Organist

CBS News Sunday Morning's Poster

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CBS News Sunday Morning

1979

Self

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland's Poster

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The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

1978

A Year at the Top's Poster

TV

A Year at the Top

1977

Saturday Night Live's Poster

TV

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson's Poster

TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

Tony Awards's Poster

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Tony Awards

1956

Self - Performer

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer's Poster

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Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

Self

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