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Paul Shaffer
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
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 f…
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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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2026
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Movie Self
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2026
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Movie Self
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2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Movie Self
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2025
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Movie Self
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2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie Artie Fufkin
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2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie Self
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2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
- 2023
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2022
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Movie Original Music Composer
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2022
Finding Sandler
Movie Self
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2022
Spector
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2020
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Movie Self
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2019
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
Movie Original Music Composer
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2019
Paul Shaffer Plus One
TV show self
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
The Masked Singer
TV show Self - Video Message
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2018
Love, Gilda
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2018
Always at The Carlyle
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2018
Bachman
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- 2018
- 2017
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2016
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Movie Paul Shaffer
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2016
Todd Who?
Movie Himself
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2015
A Very Murray Christmas
Movie Paul Schaffer
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2015
Being Canadian
Movie Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band
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2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie Self
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2012
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Movie Keyboards
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2010
Running Wilde
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2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
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2008
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
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2007
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
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2007
Fats and Friends
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2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV show Self
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2005
How I Met Your Mother
TV show Paul Shaffer
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2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
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2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
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