DeWayne Jessie
Born: 1951-09-21 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2004
- Drawn Together as Fat Albert (voice)
2003
- Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Otis Day
1983
- D.C. Cab as Bongo
- The Star Chamber as Stanley Flowers
1980
- Gorp as Sweet Moe
- Where the Buffalo Roam as Man #1
- Beyond Westworld as Lingo
- Rage! as Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
1978
- Animal House as Otis Day
- Thank God It's Friday as Malcolm Floyd
1977
- Scott Joplin as John The Baptist
- Which Way Is Up? as Sugar
- Fun with Dick and Jane as Robber
1976
- Sparkle as Ham
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Rainbow
- Car Wash as Lloyd
1975
- Darktown Strutters as V.D.
1973
- Firehouse as Oldest Boy
1972
- The New Centurions as Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
1970
- Halls of Anger as Lerone Johnson