Paul Shaffer

Born: 1949-11-28, Fort William, Ontario, Canada

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
• How I Met Your Mother (2005)
• The Masked Singer (2019)
• Hope & Faith (2003)
• Hercules (1997)
• Ed (2000)
• Man on the Moon (1999)
• Scrooged (1988)
• Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
• Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
• A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
• Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
• Disney Heroes Volume 1 (2005)
• Gilda Live (1980)
• A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
• Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo (1996)
• The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (1978)
• Todd Who? (2016)
• Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom (2012)