Paul Shaffer
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.
As actor 88
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Hollywood Squares
1998
Jeopardy!
1984
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
How I Met Your Mother
2005
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Tony Awards
1956
The Masked Singer
2019
Hercules
1998
Hope & Faith
2003
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Hercules
1997
Ed
2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Where Are They Now?
1999
Primetime Glick
2001
Scrooged
1988
Running Wilde
2010
Man on the Moon
1999
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
Mark Twain Prize
1999
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
Flash Gordon
1996
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
2026
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
Spector
2022
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
The Concert for New York City
2001
Bachman
2018
A Year at the Top
1977
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
Always at The Carlyle
2018
Being Canadian
2015
Love, Gilda
2018
Friends of Gilda
1993
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
Paul Shaffer Plus One
2019
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
2026
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Heartbeat
1987
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
Finding Sandler
2022
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002
Fats and Friends
2007
Tears Are Not Enough
1985
Disney Heroes Volume 1
2005
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987
Gilda Live
1980
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
1995
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
The Best of the Blues Brothers
1993
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
1996
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
2023
Rockin' Pianos
2004
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
2012
Todd Who?
2016
On the crew 8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
The Concert for New York City
2001
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Nightwatch
1985
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
2022
Gilda Live
1980
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
2019