
Acting
DeWayne Jessie
Also Known As: Otis Day
Birth Date
September 21, 1951
(75 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Biography
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
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Drawn Together
Fat Albert (voice)
2004 • 1 episode

Medical Story
Leon
1975 • 1 episode

Animal House
Otis Day
1978

Beyond Westworld
Lingo
1980 • 1 episode

Fun with Dick and Jane
Robber
1977

The Star Chamber
Stanley Flowers
1983

D.C. Cab
Bongo
1983

Car Wash
Lloyd
1976

Where the Buffalo Roam
Man #1
1980

Thank God It's Friday
Malcolm Floyd
1978

The New Centurions
Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
1972

Which Way Is Up?
Sugar
1977
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Otis Day
2003

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Rainbow
1976

Scott Joplin
John The Baptist
1977

Gorp
Sweet Moe
1980

Halls of Anger
Lerone Johnson
1970

Sparkle
Ham
1976

Rage!
Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
1980

Firehouse
Oldest Boy
1973