“He was very reluctant to do it in the beginning because I don’t think he understood it,” says his son, Isaac Hayes III. Lucky for us, young people around the legendary singer convinced him to do it.
South Park gained Hayes a whole new generation of fans, as well as a slew of voiceover work. It was an awesome relationship until it wasn’t -- Hayes, a Scientologist, quit the show after an episode poking fun at the religion.
Or did he? After Hayes suffered a stroke in 2006, he lost the ability to speak. According to his son, Hayes was in no condition to comprehend what was going on, but his assistants, who were all involved in Scientology, made the decision for him. “Isaac Hayes did not quit South Park;” says Isaac III. “Someone quit South Park for him.”