Isaac Hayes

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Born: 8/20/1942 · Covington, TN

Biography: A major figure in American soul music, Isaac Hayes also enjoyed a long and memorable career as an actor and film composer. His score for the motion picture Shaft made him the first African-American to win an Academy Award for music, and was one of the first examples of a pop …

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ActorAll Actor Credits

Oblivion [Movie] as Buster

2009

The Black Moses of Soul [Movie]

2008

Kill Switch [Movie]

2008

Return to Sleepaway Camp [Movie] as The Chef

2008

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka [Movie] as Hammer

2008

Soul Men [Movie] as Himself

2008

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Shaft's Big Score! [Movie]

1972

OtherAll Other Credits

Maidstone [Movie]

2003

Shaft [Movie]

2000

Ninth Street [Movie]

1999

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Year
Result
Award
Movie

1971
Won
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Best Drama Score
Shaft (The Original)

1971
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Original Song
Shaft (The Original)

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