Isaac Hayes dies at 65

Isaac Hayes, best known for his iconic theme to the 1971 film Shaft and his role as the gravelly voiced Chef in South Park, was found dead at 7.08pm GMT today Aug. 10. The cause of death is not known.

A celebrity Scientologist, he left South Park in 2006 because of an episode of the show which mocked Scientology.

A good overview of his career can be found here.

Jason Beghe Not Celebrity Enough?

Jason Beghe, the first celebrity Scientologist who noisily defected may be a celebrity but apparently he was never considered celebrity enough to appear on the Celebrity Scientologists blog as can be seen checking back up to 2004 through the Wayback Machine. He may have appeared through other Scientology media though.

Usher Converts To Scientology

Usher is reportedly the latest celebrity to jump aboard the Scientology bandwagon.