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Aug 22, 2021 · Isaac Hayes, the voice of Chef, quit South Park in 2006, after a controversy over the show's treatment of Scientology. He was a member of the Church of Scientology and his departure was surrounded by conflicting stories and rumors. Learn more about his role, his departure, and his legacy in this article.
American. Residence. South Park, Colorado. Jerome Nigel McElroy, often referred to as " The Chef " or simply " Chef ", is a recurring fictional character on the Comedy Central series South Park who was voiced by Isaac Hayes. A cafeteria worker at the local elementary school in the town of South Park, Colorado, Chef is generally portrayed as ...
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65 (deceased) Died. August 10, 2008. Job. Singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor. Voiced. Chef. Wikipedia. Isaac Hayes. IMDb. Isaac Hayes. Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was the voice actor of Chef from 1997 until he quit from South Park because of the controversy surrounding " Trapped in the Closet " in 2005.
In a 2016 oral history of South Park in The Hollywood Reporter, Hayes's son Isaac Hayes III said the decision to leave the show was made by his father's entourage, all of whom were ardent Scientologists, and that it was made after Hayes suffered a stroke, leaving him vulnerable to outside influence and unable to make such decisions on his own.
7.1. The Duke. 1981. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. 7.7. Chef (voice) 1999. Reindeer Games.
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Aug 11, 2008 · Isaac Hayes, the legendary soul singer and composer, died Sunday in Memphis, Tenn. He was 65. His signature sound laid the groundwork for the lush orchestrations of disco and the hip vocals of...
Aug 10, 2008 · Isaac Hayes, a soul music icon and the voice of Chef on the animated show "South Park", died in 2008 at age 65. He was a Grammy and Oscar winner, a Stax Records star, and a Scientologist who left the show over a parody episode.
