- Born
- Birth namePaul Allan Wood Shaffer
- Nicknames
- Johnny Carwash
- Wayne 'Fatboy' Ewing
- Paul W. Shaffer
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Paul Shaffer was born on November 28, 1949 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Hercules (1997), This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and A Very Murray Christmas (2015). He has been married to Catherine Maria Vasapoli since August 19, 1990. They have two children.
- SpouseCatherine Maria Vasapoli(August 19, 1990 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- Bald head
- Sunglasses
- He led the band (including Eric Clapton and Nile Rodgers) for the "We Are the World" finale of Live-Aid in 1985.
- He graduated with a degree in Sociology and Philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1971.
- Paul Shaffer wrote, with Paul Jabara the number one '80s hit "It's Raining Men", performed by The Weather Girls and re-recorded by Geri Halliwell-Horner topping the British pop charts in 2001.
- He was musical director of the closing concert at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
- (September 21, 2002) A street in his hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, is being renamed after him as Paul Shaffer Drive.
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