Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer
Birth name	Paul Allen Wood Shaffer
Born	November 28, 1949 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Sometimes credited as	Paul Schaffer
Notable Shows	Late Show with David Letterman: Bandleader Late Night with David Letterman: Bandleader Saturday Night Live: Bandleader
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Saturday Night Live	Bandleader / Various	1975–1980
A Year at the Top	Paul	1977	1
Late Night with David Letterman	Bandleader	1982–1993
Late Show with David Letterman	Bandleader	1993–2015
Flash Gordon	Hans Zarkov	1996	1
Disney's Hercules	Hermes	1998	1
Cover Wars	Himself	2001

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Saturday Night Live (uncredited)	Paul	6x12 - Bill Murray/Delbert McClinton	March 7, 1981
Saturday Night Live	Musical Guest (as The Honeydrippers)	10x09 - Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers	December 15, 1984
Saturday Night Live	Host	12x10 - Paul Shaffer/Bruce Hornsby and the Range	January 31, 1987
Saturday Night Live	Musical Guest	13x05 - Candice Bergen/Cher	November 21, 1987
Cosby	Himself	2x17 - Fifteen Minutes of Fame	February 23, 1998
VH-1 Where Are They Now?	Artie Fufkin	2x21 - This Is Spinal Tap	November 7, 2000
House of Mouse	Hermes	1x01 - The Stolen Cartoons	January 12, 2001
Primetime Glick	Himself	1x06 - Paul Shaffer/Damon Wayans	July 25, 2001
House of Mouse	Hermes	2x03 - Clarabelle's Big Secret	October 6, 2001
House of Mouse	Hermes	2x04 - The Mouse Who Came to Dinner	October 13, 2001
Ed	Irv Nadler	2x19 - The Shot	April 24, 2002
Primetime Glick	Himself	2x10 - Cheri Oteri/Dennis Miller	April 27, 2002
House of Mouse	Hermes	3x05 - House of Scrooge	September 2, 2002
Primetime Glick	Himself	3x07 - Megan Mullally/Elijah Wood	June 12, 2003
Hope & Faith	Himself	2x18 - Hope Couture	February 11, 2005
Love Monkey	Himself	1x04 - The One Who Got Away	April 18, 2006

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever	Himself	November 25, 1981
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas	Himself	1985
Late Night with David Letterman: 3rd Anniversary Special	Himself	January 26, 1985	Late Night with David Letterman
David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival	Himself (segment "Dress Cool")	November 30, 1985
Viva Shaf Vegas	Paul	1986
David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival	Himself (segment "You Kill Me")	November 28, 1986
Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special	Himself	February 4, 1988	Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman: 7th Anniversary Special	Himself	February 2, 1989	Late Night with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (uncredited)	Himself - Audience Member	September 24, 1989	Saturday Night Live
Night of 100 Stars III	Himself	May 21, 1990
1990 Billboard Music Awards	Himself	December 1990	Billboard Music Awards
1991 Billboard Music Awards	Himself	December 1991	Billboard Music Awards
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out	Artie Fufkin	December 31, 1992
Friends of Gilda	Himself	1993
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show	Himself	May 20, 1995
Late Show with David Letterman: 5th Anniversary Special	Himself	November 23, 1998	Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (uncredited)	Himself	1999	Saturday Night Live
America: A Tribute to Heroes	Himself	September 21, 2001
The Concert for New York City	Himself	October 20, 2001
Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments	Himself / Various	April 29, 2002
Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase	Host	December 1, 2002
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards	Presenter	February 23, 2003	Grammy Awards
Unseen + Untold: The Blues Brothers	Interviewee	January 21, 2004
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live	Himself	February 20, 2005	Saturday Night Live
The 60th Annual Tony Awards	Presenter	June 11, 2006	Tony Awards

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Hollywood Squares		November 30-December 4, 1998
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn		February 8, 2000

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction (1989, 1992, 2011)