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Isaac Hayes
Thursday, 20th August 1942 - Sunday, 10th August 2008
USA
| Soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme from Shaft" won both an Oscar and a Grammy in 1971. In his spoken introductions and interludes, Hayes was rapping before there was rap. His career hit another high in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef, school cook and ladies' man on the animated TV show South Park. Ten days before his 66th birthday, Hayes was found unconscious after collapsing near a treadmill at his home and was pronounced dead of a stroke at a hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee on August 10, 2008. |
Himself | 1973 | |
Himself | 1973 | |
Lee | 1974 | |
 | Matt 'Truck' Turner | 1974 |
Moriarty | 1975 | |
 | Duke of New York | 1981 |
Frank Moreno | 1986 | |
Jamal | 1987 | |
Hammer | 1988 | |
Himself | 1990 | |
Capt. Thompkins | 1991 | |
Jefferson | 1992 | |
Aloysius | 1992 | |
Owner | 1993 | |
Detective Stubbs | 1993 | |
Cable | 1993 | |
Prophet | 1993 | |
 | Asneeze | 1993 |
Angel Dupree | 1994 | |
 | Guard at Basketball Court | 1996 |
Sheriff Buck | 1996 | |
The Louisiana Gator Boys | 1998 | |
Zook | 2000 | |
Mr. P | 2000 | |
Voice:Possum | 2001 | |
Arnel | 2005 | |
Himself | 2008 |
44th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song | 04/10/1972 | |
Episode #6.1 Himself | 09/11/1972 | |
The Heart of Rock N' Roll C.J. Mack | 11/05/1985 | |
Child's Play Holiday | 10/30/1987 | |
Spread Your Wings Himself | 03/16/2006 |