Paul Shaffer

Actor

Born: November 28, 1949 (76 years old)

Place of birth: 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 (40)

• Hercules (1997, ★ 7.5)
• Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019, ★ 7.6)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005, ★ 8.2)
• Disney Heroes Volume 1 (2005, ★ 7.9)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025, ★ 7.9)
• How I Met Your Mother (2005, ★ 8.1)
• The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (1978, ★ 6.4)
• Man on the Moon (1999, ★ 7.2)
• Scrooged (1988, ★ 6.8)
• 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012, ★ 6.8)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984, ★ 7.4)
• Always at The Carlyle (2018, ★ 6.7)
• Hollywood Squares (1998, ★ 7.3)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, ★ 7.6)
• Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017, ★ 6.4)
• Love, Gilda (2018, ★ 7.2)
• Ed (2000, ★ 7.7)
• Blues Brothers 2000 (1998, ★ 5.3)
• Being Canadian (2015, ★ 5.5)
• The Best of the Blues Brothers (1994, ★ 5.8)
• A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992, ★ 6.1)
• America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001, ★ 6.2)
• Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999, ★ 6.5)
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025, ★ 6.7)
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025, ★ 6.4)
• I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025, ★ 7.1)
• Hercules (1998, ★ 6.9)
• Spector (2022, ★ 6.3)
• Running Wilde (2010, ★ 6.2)
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999, ★ 6.8)