People
DeWayne Jessie
- Name: DeWayne Jessie
- Birthday: 1951-09-21
- Also known as: Otis Day
- Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Popularity: 4.264
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Otis Day | 2003-08-26 |
| D.C. Cab as Bongo | 1983-12-16 |
| The Star Chamber as Stanley Flowers | 1983-08-05 |
| Rage! as Resident #3 (as Otis Day) | 1980-09-25 |
| Gorp as Sweet Moe | 1980-05-01 |
| Where the Buffalo Roam as Man #1 | 1980-04-25 |
| Animal House as Otis Day | 1978-07-28 |
| Thank God It's Friday as Floyd | 1978-05-19 |
| Which Way Is Up? as Sugar | 1977-11-04 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane as Robber (as Dewayne Jessie) | 1977-03-18 |
| Scott Joplin as John The Baptist | 1977-02-11 |
| Car Wash as Lloyd | 1976-10-22 |
| The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Rainbow | 1976-07-16 |
| Sparkle as Ham | 1976-04-07 |
| Darktown Strutters as V.D. | 1975-10-07 |
| Firehouse as Oldest Boy | 1973-01-02 |
| The New Centurions as Mugging Suspect (uncredited) | 1972-08-03 |
| Halls of Anger as Lerone Johnson | 1970-04-29 |
