Actor
DeWayne Jessie
Born September 21, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA18 films
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.
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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.
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First watchAnimal House19786.9as Otis DayAt a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.View filmEssential films
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18 films as actor- 2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateOtis Day
- 1983D.C. CabBongo
- 1983The Star ChamberStanley Flowers
- 1980Rage!Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
- 1980GorpSweet Moe
- 1980Where the Buffalo RoamMan #1
- 1978Animal HouseOtis Day
- 1978Thank God It's FridayMalcolm Floyd
- 1977Which Way Is Up?Sugar
- 1977Fun with Dick and JaneRobber
- 1977Scott JoplinJohn The Baptist
- 1976Car WashLloyd
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsRainbow
- 1976SparkleHam
- 1975Darktown StruttersV.D.
- 1973FirehouseOldest Boy
- 1972The New CenturionsMugging Suspect (uncredited)
- 1970Halls of AngerLerone Johnson