DeWayne Jessie
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday21 September 1951 (74 years old)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
Known credits21
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 …
Drawn Together
2004 · Fat Albert (voice)
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003 · Otis Day
D.C. Cab
1983 · Bongo
The Star Chamber
1983 · Stanley Flowers
Rage!
1980 · Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
Gorp
1980 · Sweet Moe
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980 · Man #1
Beyond Westworld
1980 · Lingo
Animal House
1978 · Otis Day
Thank God It's Friday
1978 · Malcolm Floyd
Which Way Is Up?
1977 · Sugar
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977 · Robber
Scott Joplin
1977 · John The Baptist
Car Wash
1976 · Lloyd
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 · Rainbow
Sparkle
1976 · Ham
Darktown Strutters
1975 · V.D.
Medical Story
1975 · Leon
Firehouse
1973 · Oldest Boy
The New Centurions
1972 · Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
Halls of Anger
1970 · Lerone Johnson
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