Paul Shaffer
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 (85 titles)
movieMartin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985 · ★ 9.3
movieFats and Friends
2007 · ★ 9.0
moviePeter Asher: Everywhere Man
2026 · ★ 9.0
tvPaul Shaffer Plus One
2019 · ★ 9.0
movieThe Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995 · ★ 8.5
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005 · ★ 8.1
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · ★ 8.1
movieFinding Sandler
2022 · ★ 8.0
movieSeriously... Phil Collins
1990 · ★ 8.0
movieBachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
2012 · ★ 8.0
movieTears Are Not Enough
1985 · ★ 8.0
movieMarty, Life Is Short
2026 · ★ 8.0
movieDisney Heroes Volume 1
2005 · ★ 7.9
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · ★ 7.7
tvEd
2000 · ★ 7.7
movieLinda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019 · ★ 7.6
movieSteve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · ★ 7.6
tvHollywood Squares
1998 · ★ 7.6
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Masked Singer
2019 · ★ 7.5
movieHercules
1997 · ★ 7.5
movieThis Is Spinal Tap
1984 · ★ 7.4
tvCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · ★ 7.3
movieMan on the Moon
1999 · ★ 7.2
movieLove, Gilda
2018 · ★ 7.2
tvPrimetime Glick
2001 · ★ 7.2
movieHeartbeat
1987 · ★ 7.0
tvJeopardy!
1984 · ★ 6.9
movie12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · ★ 6.9
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · ★ 6.9
tvHercules
1998 · ★ 6.8
tvMark Twain Prize
1999 · ★ 6.8
tvCBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · ★ 6.8
movieScrooged
1988 · ★ 6.8
movieAlways at The Carlyle
2018 · ★ 6.7
movieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · ★ 6.7
movieThe Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 · ★ 6.5
movieAmerica: A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · ★ 6.5
movieI'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025 · ★ 6.5
tvA Year at the Top
1977 · ★ 6.5
tvSpector
2022 · ★ 6.5
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · ★ 6.5
movieHercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · ★ 6.4
movieThe Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978 · ★ 6.4
movieThe Best of the Blues Brothers
1993 · ★ 6.4
movieNight of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · ★ 6.4
tvRunning Wilde
2010 · ★ 6.3
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · ★ 6.2
movieSpinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 · ★ 6.1
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · ★ 6.1
movieA Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992 · ★ 6.1
movieGilda Live
1980 · ★ 6.1
movieBob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007 · ★ 6.0
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · ★ 5.8
movieBeing Canadian
2015 · ★ 5.6
tvFlash Gordon
1996 · ★ 5.6
movieLook Who's Talking Too
1990 · ★ 5.5
movieThe N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002 · ★ 5.5
tvHope & Faith
2003 · ★ 5.4