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.
Known For
Hercules
(1997)
Hermes (voice)
Scrooged
(1988)
Street Musician
Blues Brothers 2000
(1998)
Marco
This Is Spinal Tap
(1984)
Artie Fufkin
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
(2016)
Paul Shaffer
Man on the Moon
(1999)
Letterman Band (uncredited)
Always at The Carlyle
(2018)
Self
A Very Murray Christmas
(2015)
Paul Schaffer
Being Canadian
(2015)
Self
Hercules: Zero to Hero
(1999)
Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
(2017)
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
(1978)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
(1979)
Church of Jack Lord Organist
Gilda Live
(1980)
Don Kirschner
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(1981)
This Is Spinal Tap
(1984)
Artie Fufkin
Tears Are Not Enough
(1985)
Himself
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
(1985)
Heartbeat
(1987)
Filmmaker's Assistant
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
(1987)
Self
Scrooged
(1988)
Street Musician
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
(1990)
Self
The Return of Spinal Tap
(1992)
Artie Fufkin
The Best of the Blues Brothers
(1994)
Himself (archive footage)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
(1995)
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
(1996)
Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
Hercules
(1997)
Hermes (voice)
Blues Brothers 2000
(1998)
Marco
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
(1998)
Self
Hercules: Zero to Hero
(1999)
Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Man on the Moon
(1999)
Letterman Band (uncredited)
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes
(2001)
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
(2002)
Self - Host
Rockin' Pianos
(2004)
Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
(2005)
Blues Brothers Band
Disney Heroes Volume 1
(2005)
Hermes (voice)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
(2005)
Self
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
(2007)
Self
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
(2008)
Himself
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
(2012)
Keyboards
A Very Murray Christmas
(2015)
Paul Schaffer
Being Canadian
(2015)
Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Self
Todd Who?
(2016)
Himself
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
(2016)
Paul Shaffer
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2016)
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
(2017)
Self
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2017)
Self
Love, Gilda
(2018)
Self
Always at The Carlyle
(2018)
Self
Bachman
(2018)
Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
(2020)
Self
Finding Sandler
(2022)
Self
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
(2023)
Self
Writing
Sound
Blues Brothers 2000
(1998)
Music
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Music Director
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2017)
Music Director
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
(2019)
Original Music Composer
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(2022)
Original Music Composer