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)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)Flash Gordon (1996) - Dr. Zarkov (voice)