Paul Shaffer
Actor · Music · Writer · Original Music Composer
Born Nov 28, 1949 · Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Active 1977–present
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…
Filmography
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) — Artie FufkinHow I Met Your Mother (2005) — Paul ShafferHercules (1997) — Hermes (voice)Man on the Moon (1999) — Letterman Band (uncredited)This Is Spinal Tap (1984) — Artie FufkinScrooged (1988) — Street MusicianLaw & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Paul ShafferLook Who's Talking Too (1990) — Taxi BusinessmanHercules (1998) — Hermes (voice)Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) — Marco · Music · Original Music ComposerThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Music DirectorA Very Murray Christmas (2015) — Paul SchafferEd (2000) — Irv NadlerSharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) — Paul ShafferHercules: Zero to Hero (1999) — Hermes (voice) (archive sound)Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985)Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999) — WriterDisney Heroes Volume 1 (2005) — Hermes (voice)My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2022) — Original Music ComposerA Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992) — Artie FufkinBachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom (2012) — KeyboardsGilda Live (1980) — Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group · Writer · Music · MusicianHeartbeat (1987) — Filmmaker's AssistantThe Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (1978)