Título: Isaac Hayes
Seção: Return to fame and stardom
Background: Isaac Hayes, Jr. was born in Covington, Tennessee, in Tipton County. He was the second child of Eula (nee Wade) and Isaac Hayes, Sr. After his mother died young and his father abandoned his family, Isaac, Jr., was raised by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wade, Sr. The child of a sharecropper family, he grew up working on farms in Shelby County, Tennessee, and in Tipton County.

Conteúdo: In 1995, Hayes appeared as a Las Vegas minister impersonating himself in the comedy series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He launched a comeback on the Virgin label in May 1995 with Branded, an album of new material that earned impressive sales figures as well as positive reviews from critics who proclaimed it a return to form. A companion album released around the same time, Raw and Refined, featured a collection of previously unreleased instrumentals, both old and new. Hayes worked on the theme for the 1996 theatrical release 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do America', producing a piece which was essentially a hybrid of 'The Theme From Shaft' and the theme from the original 'Beavis and Butt-Head' TV show.  Soon after, Hayes joined the founding cast of Comedy Central's animated TV series, South Park. Hayes provided the voice for the character of "Chef", the amorous elementary-school lunchroom cook, from the show's debut on August 13, 1997 (one week shy of his 55th birthday), through the end of its ninth season in 2006. The role of Chef drew on Hayes's talents both as an actor and as a singer, thanks to the character's penchant for making conversational points in the form of crudely suggestive soul songs. An album of songs from the series appeared in 1998 with the title Chef Aid: The South Park Album reflecting Chef's popularity with the show's fans, and the Chef song "Chocolate Salty Balls" became a number-one U.K. hit. However, when the South Park movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Un

user: What made his comeback happen

assistant: 1995, Hayes appeared as a Las Vegas minister impersonating himself in the comedy series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

user: What did this do for hayes

assistant: He launched a comeback on the Virgin label in May 1995 with Branded, an album of new material that earned impressive sales figures as well as positive reviews from critics

user: What was his next step

assistant: companion album released around the same time, Raw and Refined, featured a collection of previously unreleased instrumentals, both old and new.

user: What did he doo after he did the release

assistant: Hayes worked on the theme for the 1996 theatrical release 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

user: What was so unique about the piece

assistant: essentially a hybrid of 'The Theme From Shaft' and the theme from the original 'Beavis and Butt-Head' TV show.

user: What did he do after this

assistant: Soon after, Hayes joined the founding cast of Comedy Central's animated TV series, South Park.

user: What was Hayes role

assistant: Hayes provided the voice for the character of "Chef", the amorous elementary-school lunchroom cook,

user: How long was he on the show

assistant: from the show's debut on August 13, 1997 (one week shy of his 55th birthday), through the end of its ninth season in 2006.

user: What was unique about this role

assistant: talents both as an actor and as a singer, thanks to the character's penchant for making conversational points in the form of crudely suggestive soul songs.