Paul Shaffer
Department: Acting
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
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Hercules
1997
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
2023
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987
Finding Sandler
2022
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
1996
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
Heartbeat
1987
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Being Canadian
2015
Rockin' Pianos
2004
Man on the Moon
1999
Scrooged
1988
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
The Best of the Blues Brothers
1994
Todd Who?
2016
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
1995
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
2012
Love, Gilda
2018
Tears Are Not Enough
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
The Concert for New York City
2001
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002
Always at The Carlyle
2018
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
Gilda Live
1980
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
Disney Heroes Volume 1
2005
Bachman
2018
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
Fats and Friends
2007
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
—
Friends of Gilda
1993
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
Ed
2000
Hercules
1998
Flash Gordon
1996
Jeopardy!
1984
A Year at the Top
1977
Where Are They Now?
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
The Masked Singer
2019
The Masked Singer
2019
Mark Twain Prize
1999
Paul Shaffer Plus One
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Hope & Faith
2003
Hollywood Squares
1998
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The View
1997
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
The Masked Singer
2019
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Spector
2022
Running Wilde
2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Primetime Glick
2001
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Tony Awards
1956