
Paul Shaffer
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(55 total)
Hercules
as Hermes (voice)

Man on the Moon
as Letterman Band (uncredited)

Scrooged
as Street Musician

This Is Spinal Tap
as Artie Fufkin

Look Who's Talking Too
as Taxi Businessman

Blues Brothers 2000
as Marco

A Very Murray Christmas
as Paul Schaffer

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
as Paul Shaffer

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Artie Fufkin

Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Hermes (voice) (archive sound)

Love, Gilda
as Self

Being Canadian
as Self

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)

Always at The Carlyle
as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
TV Shows
(51 total)
How I Met Your Mother
as Paul Shaffer

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Igor (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Crowd Member (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Pianist (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Don Kirshner (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Paul (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Danny Kreutzman (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Various (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Self/ Friend / Andy / Andrew Mazelle / Beatalo

Saturday Night Live
as Don Kirshner

Saturday Night Live
as Robert Vesco / Artie

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musician




