ACTOR · FROM FORT WILLIAM, CANADA
Paul Shaffer
Born 1949 · 76 years old26 credits since 1977
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ABOUT PAUL
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born28 November 1949
BirthplaceFort William, Canada
Known forActing
On Cineora16 of 25 titles
Known for
The titles people know Paul from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 16
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- How I Met Your MotherIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1977
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Artie Fufkin
The 2010s
3 titles · IMDb 4.7 on average
Movieas Paul Shaffer
Movieas Paul Schaffer
as Keyboards
The 2000s
5 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average
Seriesas Paul Shaffer · 1 episode
as Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
as Hermes (voice)
Seriesas Paul Shaffer · 1 episode
Seriesas Irv Nadler · 1 episode
The 1990s
9 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
Movieas Letterman Band (uncredited)
as Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Seriesas Hermes (voice) · 10 episodes
Movieas Marco
Movieas Hermes (voice)
as Dr. Zarkov (voice) · 26 episodes
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
Movieas Artie Fufkin
The 1980s
4 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas Street Musician
as Filmmaker's Assistant
Movieas Artie Fufkin
Movieas Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
The 1970s
2 titles · IMDb 4.9 on average
Movieas Church of Jack Lord Organist
5 episodes
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Paul’s titles.
Lorne MichaelsSaturday Night Live, I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not and 4 more
Martin ShortMarty, Life Is Short, I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not and 2 more
Danny DeVitoHercules, Man on the Moon and 1 more
Rob ReinerThis Is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and 1 more
Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music and 1 more
Chevy ChaseI'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, Love, Gilda and 1 more
