Born 1951 (age 74) ยท Los Angeles, California, USA
Appears in 21 titles

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

Filmography

Animal House
7.0
Animal House
1978
as Otis Day
Where the Buffalo Roam
6.0
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
as Man #1
The Star Chamber
6.1
The Star Chamber
1983
as Stanley Flowers
Car Wash
6.0
Car Wash
1976
as Lloyd
D.C. Cab
5.2
D.C. Cab
1983
as Bongo
Fun with Dick and Jane
6.6
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Robber
The New Centurions
6.6
The New Centurions
1972
as Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
Thank God It's Friday
5.3
Thank God It's Friday
1978
as Malcolm Floyd
Which Way Is Up?
6.1
Which Way Is Up?
1977
as Sugar
Gorp
3.5
Gorp
1980
as Sweet Moe
Sparkle
7.5
Sparkle
1976
as Ham
Darktown Strutters
5.0
Darktown Strutters
1975
as V.D.
Scott Joplin
6.3
Scott Joplin
1977
as John The Baptist
Halls of Anger
5.3
Halls of Anger
1970
as Lerone Johnson
Firehouse
5.0
Firehouse
1973
as Oldest Boy
Rage!
8.0
Rage!
1980
as Resident #3 (as Otis Day)