Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

Birthday: 1949-11-28

Place of Birth: Fort William, Ontario, Canada

Biography: 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

Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her lat...

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Hercules
Hercules

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in...

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The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story

THE VOICE THAT ROCKED AMERICA is an one-hour documentary about Top 40 radio personality Dick Biondi....

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst ...

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The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki

Enjoy the Beach Boys in a 90 minute concert celebrating their 25 year anniversary with guest artists...

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Finding Sandler
Finding Sandler

Years after a missed opportunity with his hero (Adam Sandler), a determined young filmmaker (David S...

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Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity ...

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Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

Earth teenagers Alex 'Flash' Gordon and Dale Arden, and their reluctant friend Dr. Hans Zarkov, jour...

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The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

The full unedited performance recorded on December 31, 1978, when the Blues Brothers opened for the ...

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Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy....

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The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

A look at Dan and John's partnership and the music...

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Heartbeat
Heartbeat

A surrealistic journey into the experiences and reflections of a documentary filmmaker as he evaluat...

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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night ...

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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd....

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Being Canadian
Being Canadian

What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a wh...

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Rockin' Pianos
Rockin' Pianos

1. Introduction 2. The Fat Man - Fats Domino 3. Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino 4. Blueberry...

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Man on the Moon
Man on the Moon

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman....

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Scrooged
Scrooged

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature ...

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Seriously... Phil Collins
Seriously... Phil Collins

4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of ske...

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A Very Murray Christmas
A Very Murray Christmas

Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. ...

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The Best of the Blues Brothers
The Best of the Blues Brothers

Writer Tom Davis hosts a Blues Brothers retrospective that tells the whole truth about the legendary...

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Todd Who?
Todd Who?

Todd Who? is a passionate, quirky 'rockumentary' that chronicles a fan’s 30 year obsession with crim...

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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

“12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on Decembe...

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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

The new installment of the Sharknado franchise takes place 5 years after Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Th...

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This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get...

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The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple

It's December 31st 6:00 Am at Weinerville, by midnight it'll be New Year's Day. The way for the Wein...

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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square G...

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The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

Late night, sketch/variety comedy special starring comedian Martin Short. It features most of Marty'...

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Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom

Over the course of a four-year run, Bachman-Turner Overdrive sold in excess of 30 million records, e...

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Love, Gilda
Love, Gilda

Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonials from friends and colleagues offer insight into the ...

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Tears Are Not Enough
Tears Are Not Enough

On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tea...

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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and f...

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The Concert for New York City
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City (2001) captures the star-studded benefit held at Madison Square Garden...

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The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast....

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Always at The Carlyle
Always at The Carlyle

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a...

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A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out whe...

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Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On

American R&B icon Ray Charles lets loose on this collection of electrifying live performances from t...

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The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every par...

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America | A Tribute to Heroes
America | A Tribute to Heroes

A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercia...

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Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hercules: Zero to Hero

After defeating Hades for good, Hercules marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, ...

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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

It took his whole life to live and three full years to film Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man. Filmed in...

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Disney Heroes Volume 1
Disney Heroes Volume 1

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Gilda Live
Gilda Live

Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketc...

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Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

In 1980, the SCTV crew had a request from their broadcaster, the CBC, for distinctively Canadian con...

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Bachman
Bachman

Documentary follows the award-winning Canadian musician Randy Bachman as he creates his next hit son...

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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, wh...

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos ...

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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringi...

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Look Who's Talking Too
Look Who's Talking Too

Mollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his bab...

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Fats and Friends
Fats and Friends

Recorded in 1986 this is a fantastic DVD. Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Ray Charles performing 1...

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it wil...

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017

Highlights from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 induction ceremonies. Bruce Springsteen joining induct...

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Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

A feature documentary about Paul Shaffer, best known David Letterman’s longtime sidekick and Late Sh...

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Friends of Gilda
Friends of Gilda

Friends of Gilda was a 1993 ninety-minute television special made by CBC Television to benefit the G...

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Gandahar
Gandahar

On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by...

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