DeWayne Jessie
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Sep 21 1951
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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. T…
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DeWayne Jessie's Credits
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Drawn Together
Fat Albert (voice)
Beyond Westworld
Lingo
Animal House
Otis Day
Fun with Dick and Jane
Robber
Car Wash
Lloyd
Which Way Is Up?
Sugar
The New Centurions
Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
D.C. Cab
Bongo
The Star Chamber
Stanley Flowers
Thank God It's Friday
Malcolm Floyd
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Rainbow
Sparkle
Ham
Gorp
Sweet Moe
Where the Buffalo Roam
Man #1
Halls of Anger
Lerone Johnson
Firehouse
Oldest Boy
Darktown Strutters
V.D.
Rage!
Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
Scott Joplin
John The Baptist
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Otis Day