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DeWayne Jessie

Acting
Known For

73 Years Old

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

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 21st September 1951

All Credits

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Drawn Together
Fat Albert (voice)
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Beyond Westworld
Lingo
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Animal House
Otis Day
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Scott Joplin
John The Baptist
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Car Wash
Lloyd
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Sparkle
Ham
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Fun with Dick and Jane
Robber (as Dewayne Jessie)
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The Star Chamber
Stanley Flowers
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Thank God It's Friday
Floyd
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Where the Buffalo Roam
Man #1
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The New Centurions
Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
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D.C. Cab
Bongo
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Darktown Strutters
V.D.
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Halls of Anger
Lerone Johnson
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Rage!
Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
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Which Way Is Up?
Sugar
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Firehouse
Oldest Boy
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Rainbow
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Gorp
Sweet Moe