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DeWayne Jessie

DeWayne Jessie

Acting

September 21, 1951 (74)Los Angeles, California, USA

DeWayne Jessie (a.k.a. "Otis Day"; born September 21, 1951) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Otis Day in National Lampoon's Animal House. In the movie, the songs "Shama Lama Ding Dong" and "Shout" were sung by Lloyd G. Williams and lip-synched by Jessie. In the 1980s, Jessie purchased the rights to the band name Otis Day and The Knights from Universal Studios and formed a real-life version of the band with some members of his family and toured the country for years afterward, with Jessie assuming the identity of Otis Day. The group released a concert video, Otis My Man, in 1987 and recorded an album, produced by George Clinton, that came out in 1989 titled Shout which flopped. It included updated versions of "Shout" and "Shama Lama Ding Dong" sung by Jessie. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

The Star Chamber1983

The Star Chamber

Stanley Flowers

D.C. Cab1983

D.C. Cab

Bongo

Where the Buffalo Roam1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

Man #1

Gorp1980

Gorp

Sweet Moe

Rage!1980

Rage!

Resident #3 (as Otis Day)

Animal House1978

Animal House

Otis Day

Thank God It's Friday1978

Thank God It's Friday

Malcolm Floyd

Scott Joplin1977

Scott Joplin

John The Baptist

Which Way Is Up?1977

Which Way Is Up?

Sugar

Fun with Dick and Jane1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

Robber

Sparkle1976

Sparkle

Ham

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Rainbow

Car Wash1976

Car Wash

Lloyd

Darktown Strutters1975

Darktown Strutters

V.D.

Firehouse1973

Firehouse

Oldest Boy

The New Centurions1972

The New Centurions

Mugging Suspect (uncredited)

Halls of Anger1970

Halls of Anger

Lerone Johnson