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Isaac Hayes Biography (1942-)
Born August 20, 1942, in Covington, TN; son of Isaac and Eula Hayes; married,c. 1960 (divorced); married second wife (divorced); married Mignon Harley (divorced, 1986); children: (first marriage) two daughters; (second marriage) three; (third marriage) two; and one other child. Religion: Scientologist. Addresses:
Agent-- Headline Talent Inc., 1650 Broadway, Suite 508, New York, NY 10019. Manager-- Ron Moss Management, 2635 Griffith Park Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039-2519. Career: Musician, songwriter, and actor. Formed music group Sir Isaac and the Doo-Dads, Memphis, TN, c.1963; Mar-Keys (music group), saxophonist, 1964; Stax-Volt Records, Memphis,session musician, composer, and producer, 1964-67; released first solo record, 1967; began working as an actor, 1973; signed to Polydor Records, 1977; KISS-FM, New York City, disc jockey, 1996; composer of more than 200 songs withsongwriter David Porter. World Literacy Crusade, spokesperson, 1993--. Also worked in a meat-packing plant. Awards, Honors: Grammy Award nomination(with David Porter), best rhythm and blues recording, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1967, for "Soul Man" (recorded by Sam and Dave); Academy Award, best song, Grammy Awards (with Johnny Allen), best instrumentalarrangement and best engineered recording, both 1971, for "Theme from Shaft"; Academy Award nomination, best music--original dramatic score, Golden Globe Award, best original score, nomination for Anthony Asquith Award forFilm Music, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Grammy Award, best original score written for a motion picture or a television special, and Grammy Award nomination, album of the year, all 1971, for Shaft; Grammy Award, best pop instrumental performance by an arranger, composer, orchestra, and/or choral leader, 1972, for Black Moses; Grammy Award nomination, best rhythm and blues instrumental, 1972, for "Let's Stay Together"; GrammyAward nomination, best male rhythm and blues vocal, 1975, for Chocolate Chip; Grammy Award nomination, best composer, 1978, for "Deja Vu" (performed by Dionne Warwick); Grammy Award nomination, best male rhythm and blues performance, 1978; Grammy Award nomination, best male rhythm and blues vocal, 1979, for "Don't Let Go"; Image Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1999, for South Park.
Addresses: Agent: Headline Talent Inc.,1650 Broadway, Suite 508, New York, NY 10019.; Manager: Ron Moss Management,2635 Griffith Park Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039-2519.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Musician, songwriter, actor
- Birth Details
- August 20, 1942
- Covington, Tennessee, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Save the Children,1973
- Himself, Wattstax,1973
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The Black Moses of Soul,1973
- Lee Stevens, Three Tough Guys(also known as Tough Guys andUomini duri), Paramount, 1974
- Title role, Truck Turner(also known as Black Bullet), American International Pictures, 1974
- Moriarty, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time(also known as Good Idea), Ambassador, 1975
- The Duke of New York, Escape from New York, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1981
- Jamal, Mace(also known as Dead Aim), Vestron, 1987
- Willy, Nightstick(also known as Calhoun), ITC EntertainmentGroup, 1987
- Hammer, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
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Medium Rare,1989
- Hitek leader and himself, Feuer, eis, und dynamit(also known as Fire, Ice, and Dynamite), 1990
- Captain Thompkins, Prime Target, Hemdale, 1991
- Aloysius, Guilty As Charged, IRS Releasing, 1991
- Lieutenant Johanson, Deadly Exposure, Kushner-Locke Company, 1993
- Owner, CB4, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 1993
- Cable, Posse, Gramercy Pictures, 1993
- Asneeze, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
- Buster, Oblivion, Paramount Home Video, 1993
- Angel, It Could Happen to You(also known as Cop Gives Waitress$2 Million Tip! and Cop Tips Waitress $2 Million), TriStar, 1994
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Out of Sync, LIVE Entertainment, 1995
- Voice of mad face, Magic Island, Paramount Home Video, 1995
- Lieutenant Herb Jefferson, Final Judgment, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1995
- Preacher Hurn, Once upon a Time ... When We Were Colored, IRS Releasing, 1995
- Buster, Oblivion 2: Backlash(also known as Backlash), FullMoon, 1996
- George, Illtown, Shooting Gallery, 1996
- Sheriff Buck Cowan, Flipper, Universal, 1996
- Bill Bennet, Six Ways to Sunday, Stratosphere Entertainment, 1997
- Member of Louisiana Gator Boys band, Blues Brothers 2000, Universal, 1998
- Jed Crowley, Uncle Sam, Solomon International, 1998
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Woo, New Line Cinema, 1998
- Tippytoe, Ninth Street, Jaguar Entertainment, 1999
- Voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy, South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, Warner Bros., 1999
- Zook, Reindeer Games, Dimension Films, 2000
- Mr. H., Shaft, Paramount, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy, South Park(animated), Comedy Central, 1997-
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Movies
- Frank Moreno, Betrayed by Innocence, CBS, 1986
- Ballard, Counterforce(also known as Escuadron and Escuadron: Counterforce), syndicated, 1991
- Detective Stubbs, Acting on Impulse(also known as Eyes of a Stranger,
Roses Are Dead,
Secret Lies, and Secret Lives), Showtime, 1993
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Episodic
- Gandolph Fitch, "The Hammer of C Block," The Rockford Files, NBC,1976
- Gandolph Fitch, "Just Another Polish Wedding," The Rockford Files,NBC, 1977
- "The Second Chance," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1977
- C.J. Mack, "The Heart of Rock n' Roll," The A-Team,1985
- "The Return of Typhoon Thompson," Hunter, NBC, 1986
- Holiday, "Child's Play," Miami Vice,1987
- Minister, "Wedding Show (Psyche!)," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1994
- "Revenge Is the Nuts," Tales from the Crypt,1994
- The Prime Oracle, "Obsession," Sliders, Fox, 1996
- Himself, "Barry White," Behind the Music,1999
- "The man," "Daddy's Going to Hell," The Hughleys,1999
- Himself, "Veronica's New Year," Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1999
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Specials
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Burt Bacharach: Close to You, ABC, 1972
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Jack Benny's First Farewell Show, NBC, 1973
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The Osmond Special, CBS, 1974
- "Hammer," Wilson, Hammer, Slammer, and Slade, ABC, 1990
- Host, "Delta Blues 911!" A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
- Prophet, "Hallelujah," American Playhouse, PBS, 1993
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LIFEbeat Benefit Concert--The Beat Goes On 2, VH1, 1995
- Vernon Holland, The Soul Survivors, BBC, 1995
- Host, Music in the Movies '97, ABC, 1997
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After New Year's Eve, ABC, 1998
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An African American Salute to the Academy Awards,1998
- Host, Comedy Central's Hi-Fi Party, Comedy Central, 1998
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The Goodwill Games Opening Celebration, TBS, 1998
- Interviewee, Inside Scientology, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Song performer, Sinbad's Summer Jam 4: 70's Soul Music Festival, HBO, 1998
- Song performer, Wrestlemania Rage Party, UPN, 1999
- Host and narrator, It's Only Rock and Roll, ABC, 2000
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Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970),2000
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Awards Presentations
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The 15th Annual Soap Opera Awards,1999
- Presenter, The 26th Annual American Music Awards,1999
- Presenter, The 30th NAACP Image Awards,1999
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The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Presenting Isaac Hayes, Stax, 1967
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Hot Buttered Soul, Stax, 1969
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Isaac Hayes Movement, Stax, 1970
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... To Be Continued, Stax, 1970
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Shaft(film soundtrack), Stax, 1971
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Black Moses, Stax, 1971
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Live at the Sahara Tahoe, Stax, 1973
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Joy, Stax, 1973
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Tough Guys(film soundtrack), Stax, 1973
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Truck Turner(film soundtrack), Stax, 1974
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Chocolate Chip, ABC/Hot Buttered Soul, 1975
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Groove-a-Thon, ABC/Hot Buttered Soul, 1975
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Juicy Fruit, ABC/Hot Buttered Soul, 1976
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New Horizon, Polydor, 1977
- (With Dionne Warwick) A Man and a Woman, Polydor, 1977
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For the Sake of Love, Polydor, 1978
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Hotbed, Stax, 1978
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Don't Let Go, Polydor, 1979
- (With Millie Jackson) Royal Rappin's, Polydor, 1979
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And Once Again, Polydor, 1980
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Enterprise--His Greatest Hits, Stax, 1980
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U-Turn, Polydor, 1986
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The Best of Isaac Hayes, Volume 1, Stax, 1986
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The Best of Isaac Hayes, Volume 2, Stax, 1986
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Love Attack, Columbia, 1988
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Greatest Hit Singles, Stax, 1991
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Branded, Pointblank/Virgin, 1995
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Raw and Refined, Pointblank/Virgin, 1995
- Other albums include (with Barry White) Back to Back;
Branded,Raw, and Refined;
Lifetime Thing; and (with Donald Dunn and Al Jackson, Jr.) Present.
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Video Games
- J-Bone, Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie,1995
- Jerome "Chef" McElroy, South Park,1998
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WRITINGS
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Film Music
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Composer, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Maidstone, Supreme Mix, 1970
- (And lyricist) Shaft, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
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Three Tough Guys(also known as Tough Guys and Uomini Duri), Paramount, 1974
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Truck Turner(also known as Black Bullet), American International Pictures, 1974
- Songwriter, Beavis and Butt-head Do America, Paramount, 1995
- Songwriter, Mas que amor, frenesi(also known as Not Love, JustFrenzy), Jour de Fete Films, 1996
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Ninth Street, Jaguar Entertainment, 1999
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South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, Warner Bros., 1999
- Theme music, Shaft, Paramount, 2000
- Also composer of the score for Shaft's Big Score.
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Television Music
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Series
- Composer of theme "The Men," Assignment Vienna,1972
- Composer, Shaft,1973
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Billboard, March 26, 1995 , p. 23.
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Entertainment Weekly, June 9, 1995 , p. 59; September 22, 1995, p.16.
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Interview, May 9, 1995 , p. 24.
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People Weekly, July 8, 1996 , p. 101; November 17, 1997, p. 252.
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Saturday Night, March 8, 1998 , p. 10.
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