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DeWayne Jessie

DeWayne Jessie

Birthday: 1951-09-21 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1983
The Star Chamber

as    Stanley Flowers

1980
Where the Buffalo Roam

as    Man #1

1977
Scott Joplin

as    John The Baptist

1977
Which Way Is Up?

as    Sugar

1976
Sparkle

as    Ham

1976
Car Wash

as    Lloyd

1975
Darktown Strutters

as    V.D.

1970
Halls of Anger

as    Lerone Johnson