Paul Shaffer
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.
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Paul Shaffer — movies and TV shows
7.6SeriesThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8SeriesThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
6.1SeriesThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.5SeriesLate Show with David Letterman
1993
6.2SeriesThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.9SeriesSaturday Night Live
1975
7.6SeriesHollywood Squares
1998
4.3SeriesThe View
1997
6.9SeriesJeopardy!
1984
7.6SeriesLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
5.3SeriesJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
8.1SeriesHow I Met Your Mother
2005
6.8SeriesCBS News Sunday Morning
1979
SeriesTony Awards
1956
7.5SeriesThe Masked Singer
2019
6.8SeriesHercules
1998
5.3SeriesThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
7.3SeriesCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
5.4SeriesHope & Faith
2003
7.7SeriesEd
2000
7.5FilmHercules
1997
7.2SeriesPrimetime Glick
2001
6.3SeriesRunning Wilde
2010
7.2FilmMan on the Moon
1999
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6.8SeriesMark Twain Prize
1999
8.0FilmMarty, Life Is Short
2026
5.5FilmLook Who's Talking Too
1990
7.4FilmThis Is Spinal Tap
1984
6.8FilmScrooged
1988
5.3FilmBlues Brothers 2000
1998
6.7FilmSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
SeriesSecond City: First Family of Comedy
2006
6.5SeriesSpector
2022
4.5FilmSharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
6.7FilmAlways at The Carlyle
2018
5.6SeriesFlash Gordon
1996
6.1FilmSpinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
6.4FilmHercules: Zero to Hero
1999
5.2FilmA Very Murray Christmas
2015
7.2FilmLove, Gilda
2018
6.9Film12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
FilmYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
7.7FilmLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
5.1FilmThe Concert for New York City
2001
6.5FilmI'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
6.5FilmAmerica: A Tribute to Heroes
2001
4.3FilmNight of 100 Stars III
1990
6.5SeriesA Year at the Top
1977
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6.4FilmNight of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
8.0FilmTears Are Not Enough
1985
6.5FilmThe Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
9.0FilmPeter Asher: Everywhere Man
2026
FilmDarlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
2026
6.1FilmA Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
5.6FilmBeing Canadian
2015
5.3FilmMr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
9.0SeriesPaul Shaffer Plus One
2019
7.6FilmSteve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
8.5FilmThe Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
7.0FilmHeartbeat
1987