First Name
Isaac
Middle Name
Lee
Last Name
Hayes
Full Name
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
Other Names
The Black Moses
Ike
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
Isaac Hayes
Age
65 (age at death)
Date of Birth
20 August 1942
Birthplace
Covington, Tennessee, USA
Date of Death
10 August 2008
Location of Death
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Cause of Death
Stroke
Build
Slim
Height
5' 11½" (182 cm)
Eye Color
Brown - Dark
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Star Sign
Leo
Religion
Scientology
Ethnicity
Black
Nationality
American
High School
Manassas High School
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Actor, Voiceover Artist, Composer
Claim to Fame
his influence in the soul music scene and his Oscar-winning 1971 hit single Theme from Shaft (from the 1971 blaxploitation crime action thriller film Shaft), as well as his discography consisting of albums such as Presenting Isaac Hayes, The Isaac Hayes Movement, ...To Be Continued, Black Moses, Hot Buttered Soul, Chocolate Chip, Disco Connection, Joy, New Horizon, For the Sake of Love, Don’t Let Go, Lifetime Thing, Love Attack, And Once Again, Raw & Refined, and Branded, in addition to his long-standing role as the voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy in Trey Parker and Matt Stone's long-running, groundbreaking, Emmy® Award-winning Comedy Central animated comedy series South Park, and his roles as Mac "Truck" Turner in the 1974 blaxploitation film Truck Turner, Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the NBC detective drama series The Rockford Files, the Duke in the 1981 science fiction action film Escape from New York, Holiday in the NBC crime drama series Miami Vice, Cable in the 1993 Western film Posse, Detective Stubbs in the 1993 mystery comedy thriller film Acting on Impulse, and Arnel in the 2005 independent musical drama film Hustle & Flow
Music Genre
R&B, Piano
Music Style
Soul, Funk, Stage & Screen, Soundtracks, Blaxploitation, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul, Smooth Soul, Disco
Music Mood
Elegant, Sophisticated, Stylish, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Confident, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Sentimental, Passionate, Romantic, Sexy, Gritty, Yearning, Sensual, Rousing, Sweet, Bittersweet, Plaintive, Ambitious, Producer
Instrument
Songwriter, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Arranger, Leader, Saxophone
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