DeWayne Jessie

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

Known For

Sparkle

Acting

1976

Sparkle

as

Ham

1978

Animal House

as

Otis Day

1983

The Star Chamber

as

Stanley Flowers

1976

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

as

Rainbow

1976

Car Wash

as

Lloyd

1970

Halls of Anger

as

Lerone Johnson

1975

Darktown Strutters

as

V.D.

1977

Scott Joplin

as

John The Baptist

1977

Which Way Is Up?

as

Sugar

1972

The New Centurions

as

Mugging Suspect (uncredited)

1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

as

Man #1

1980

Gorp

as

Sweet Moe

1978

Thank God It's Friday

as

Floyd

1983

D.C. Cab

as

Bongo

1973

Firehouse

as

Oldest Boy

1980

Rage!

as

Resident #3 (as Otis Day)

1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

as

Robber (as Dewayne Jessie)

Drawn Together

as

Fat Albert (voice)

Beyond Westworld

as

Lingo

Production

Crew

Directing