Paul Shaffer Autographs
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer CM (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian musician, actor, and comedian who served as David Letterman's musical director, bandleader, and sidekick on Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993) and Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015).
Shaffer was born in 1949 in Toronto, and raised in Fort William (now part of Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada, the son of Shirley and Bernard Shaffer. He was raised in the Jewish faith. His father, a lawyer, was a jazz aficionado while his mother loved show tunes. When Shaffer was 12, his parents took him on a trip to Las Vegas where they took in Nat King Cole and other shows; this was an experience Shaffer described later as "life changing" and led to his decision to become a performer. As a child, Shaffer took piano lessons, and in his teenage years played the organ in a band called Fabulous Fugitives with his schoolmates in Thunder Bay. Later, he performed with the "Flash Landing Band" at different venues around Edmonton and the interior of British Columbia. Educated at the University of Toronto, he began playing with jazz guitarist Tisziji Muñoz, performing in bands around the bars there, where he found an interest in musicals, and completed his studies, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology in 1971.
Shaffer appears briefly, playing an organ at an outdoor wedding, in North of Superior (1971), an early IMAX documentary shot in northern Ontario.
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Traded items with a signature of Paul Shaffer
The most expensive item with a signature of Paul Shaffer (Paul Shaffer Signed Autograph Fender Electric Guitar - Letterman Show Band COA) was sold in August 2025 for $1,499.95 while the cheapest item (Paul Shaffer Late Show Letterman Signed 3x5 Card C0927) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2011. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2025 with an average selling price of $1,499.95 for an autographed item of Paul Shaffer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $1,499.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.00 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from Paul Shaffer is worth $16.74.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Paul Shaffer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Blues Brothers 45 AUTOGRAPH SIGNED by Paul Shaffer & Blue Lou VERY RARE Soul Man | $124.99 |  |
| Blues Brothers 45 AUTOGRAPH SIGNED by Paul Shaffer & Blue Lou VERY RARE Soul Man | $124.99 | |
 | Paul Shaffer - Letterman Musical Director Autographed 8x10 Photograph - Framed | $16.74 | |
| Paul Shaffer - Letterman Musical Director Autographed 8x10 Photograph - Framed | $16.74 | |
| Paul Shaffer - Letterman Musical Director Autographed 8x10 Photograph - Framed | $16.74 | |
| Paul Shaffer - Letterman Musical Director Autographed 8x10 Photograph - Framed | $16.74 | |
| Paul Shaffer AUTOGRAPH SIGNED Magazine Cover RARE David Letter Show | $99.99 | |
| Paul Shaffer AUTOGRAPH SIGNED Magazine Cover RARE David Letter Show | $99.99 | |
| Paul Shaffer Signed Autograph Fender Electric Guitar - Letterman Band w/ JSA COA | $1,499.95 | |
| Paul Shaffer Signed Autograph Fender Electric Guitar - Letterman Band w/ JSA COA | $1,499.95 | |
| Paul Shaffer Signed Autograph Fender Electric Guitar - Letterman Show Band COA | $1,499.95 | |
| Paul Shaffer Signed Autograph Fender Electric Guitar - Letterman Show Band COA | $1,499.95 | |
| PAUL SHAFFER signed autographed 8x10 photo JSA COA | $89.99 | |
| PAUL SHAFFER signed WE'LL BE HERE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES Book BLUES BROTHERS | $35.00 | |
| PAUL SHAFFER signed WE'LL BE HERE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES Book BLUES BROTHERS | $35.00 | |
