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Paul has written a book titled We'll Be Here For The Rest of Our Lives.
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Paul has earned the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor, in 2008.
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Paul has been accepted into the National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame.
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Paul is 5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Like his longtime boss
David Letterman, Paul Shaffer also grew a beard during the Writers' Guild strike of 2007-08. However, Paul opted to shave it off before the
Late Show returned to production because nobody could recognize him with facial hair.
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In 2002, a street which surrounds the Thunder Bay community auditorium in his hometown was renamed "Paul Shaffer Drive".
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In 2001, Shaffer hosted the VH1 game show
Cover Wars.
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In June of 2006, Shaffer received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
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He hosted "Live from the Hard Rock Cafe" each month on NBC Radio from June 1985 to August 1986.
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Paul graduated with a degree in Sociology and Philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1971.
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Paul was chairman of the American Red Cross recruiting drive in 1990.
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On September 29, 2005, Paul Shaffer made a major contribution to Lakehead University to dedicate the 5th floor ATAC boardroom to his father Bernard Shaffer who did a lot for the college.
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Since 2002, he has been the national spokesperson for Epilepsy Canada.
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He wrote and co-produced (with Paul Jabara) the hit song, "It's Raining Men".
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Paul has recorded with many famous artists. These include Grand Funk Railroad, Diana Ross, B.B. King, Cyndi Lauper, Carl Perkins, Yoko Ono, Blues Traveler, Cher, Chicago, Robert Burns, Robert Plant, Scandal and Earl Scruggs.
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Paul has released two solo albums. In 1989 he released Coast to Coast, which he won a Grammy for Best Instrumental. Two years later, he released The World's Most Dangerous Party, featuring The World's Most Dangerous Band.
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He was the musical director for the closing ceremony at the 1996 Olympic Games.
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Since 1986, he has been the musical director/producer for the "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame" induction ceremony.
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Normally being classified as the sidekick of late night king
David Letterman, Paul has actually hosted the show many times when Dave hasn't been there to host.
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Paul has worked with
David Letterman on both of his late night variety shows. This has even spurred a running joke that they both switched from NBC to CBS because Paul was fired for stealing office supplies.
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Since 1990, he has been married to Cathy Vasapoli, with whom he has two children named Victoria and William.
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Paul was in the original band
The Blues Brothers. He played keyboard and did the arrangements.
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Shaffer began his musical career in 1972 as the musical director for the Toronto production of Godspell.