DeWayne Jessie

DeWayne Jessie

72 · Born: Sep 21, 1951

Personal Details

Born Sep 21, 1951 Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Career

2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
1983
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab as Bongo
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The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber as Stanley Flowers
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1980
Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam as Man #1
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1977
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin as John The Baptist
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Which Way Is Up?
Which Way Is Up? as Sugar
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1976
Car Wash
Car Wash as Lloyd
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1975
Darktown Strutters
Darktown Strutters as V.D.
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1970
Halls of Anger
Halls of Anger as Lerone Johnson
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