CineScope
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Paul Shaffer

Acting
Known For

76 Years Old

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.

Born

Fort William, Ontario, Canada on 28th November 1949

All Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band
How I Met Your Mother Image
How I Met Your Mother
Paul Shaffer
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Oliver Selenko / Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Marvin Hamlisch / Issac Stern’s nephew
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Various
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musician
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Robert Vesco / Artie
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Don Kirshner
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self/ Friend / Andy / Andrew Mazelle / Beatalo
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Danny Kreutzman (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Paul (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Don Kirshner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Pianist (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Igor (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Image
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Paul Shaffer
Jeopardy! Image
Jeopardy!
Self
The View Image
The View
Self
Late Show with David Letterman Image
Late Show with David Letterman
Self -Musical Director
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Hollywood Squares Image
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
The Masked Singer Image
The Masked Singer
Skeleton
The Masked Singer Image
The Masked Singer
Skeleton (archive footage)
The Masked Singer Image
The Masked Singer
Self - Video Message
CBS News Sunday Morning Image
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Hercules Image
Hercules
Hermes (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories Image
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Hercules Image
Hercules
Hermes (voice)
Where Are They Now? Image
Where Are They Now?
Self
Ed Image
Ed
Irv Nadler
Hope & Faith Image
Hope & Faith
Himself
Gilda Live Image
Gilda Live
Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Image
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
Man on the Moon Image
Man on the Moon
Letterman Band (uncredited)
This Is Spinal Tap Image
This Is Spinal Tap
Artie Fufkin
Love, Gilda Image
Love, Gilda
Self
Scrooged Image
Scrooged
Street Musician
Running Wilde Image
Running Wilde
Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not Image
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
Primetime Glick Image
Primetime Glick
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Image
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Bachman Image
Bachman
Self
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens Image
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Paul Shaffer
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Image
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Artie Fufkin
Mark Twain Prize Image
Mark Twain Prize
Self
Todd Who? Image
Todd Who?
Himself
Blues Brothers 2000 Image
Blues Brothers 2000
Marco
Flash Gordon Image
Flash Gordon
Dr. Zarkov (voice)
No Image
Friends of Gilda
Himself
Spector Image
Spector
Self
Look Who's Talking Too Image
Look Who's Talking Too
Taxi Businessman
Second City: First Family of Comedy Image
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes Image
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Image
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Image
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Church of Jack Lord Organist
Night of 100 Stars III Image
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
A Very Murray Christmas Image
A Very Murray Christmas
Paul Schaffer
Always at The Carlyle Image
Always at The Carlyle
Self
The Concert for New York City Image
The Concert for New York City
Self
Hercules: Zero to Hero Image
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Being Canadian Image
Being Canadian
Self
Paul Shaffer Plus One Image
Paul Shaffer Plus One
self
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... Image
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Image
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Blues Brothers Image
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Himself (archive footage)
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man Image
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
No Image
A Year at the Top
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever Image
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy
Disney Heroes Volume 1 Image
Disney Heroes Volume 1
Hermes (voice)
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas Image
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out Image
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Artie Fufkin
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Image
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase Image
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Self - Host
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief Image
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
Filmmaker's Assistant
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music Image
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo Image
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 Image
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Self
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland Image
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary Image
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Self
Tears Are Not Enough Image
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show Image
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins Image
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' Image
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple Image
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
Self
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki Image
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Self
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom Image
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Keyboards
Finding Sandler Image
Finding Sandler
Self
No Image
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
Self
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On Image
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Self
Fats and Friends Image
Fats and Friends
Self
No Image
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Self
Rockin' Pianos Image
Rockin' Pianos
Self