Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Sep 21 1951

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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Fat Albert (voice)

Lingo

Otis Day

Robber

Lloyd

Sugar

Mugging Suspect (uncredited)

Bongo

Stanley Flowers

Malcolm Floyd

Rainbow

Ham

Sweet Moe

Man #1

Lerone Johnson

Oldest Boy

V.D.

Resident #3 (as Otis Day)

John The Baptist
Otis Day