Isaac Hayes, the songwriter who won Grammy and Academy awards for the theme to the 1971 action film ``Shaft,'' was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.He was 65. A family member found Hayes unresponsive near a treadmill, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the AP said. He was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, the news service reported. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Hayes found a second career in the 1990s as the voice of ``Chef,'' the cafeteria cook and mentor to the students of the ``South Park'' animated series on Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central.
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