DeWayne Jessie

Born: 1951-09-21

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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Animal House

as Otis Day
Released: 1978-07-28

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi...

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The Star Chamber

as Stanley Flowers
Released: 1983-08-05

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young...

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Car Wash

as Lloyd
Released: 1976-10-22

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash...

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Firehouse

as Oldest Boy
Released: 1973-01-02

Conflict erupts within a close-knit engine company of a big-city fire department when a black...

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Where the Buffalo Roam

as Man #1
Released: 1980-04-25

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

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Scott Joplin

as John The Baptist
Released: 1977-02-11

The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

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Which Way Is Up?

as Sugar
Released: 1977-11-04

Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town,...

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The New Centurions

as Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
Released: 1972-08-03

An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is...

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D.C. Cab

as Bongo
Released: 1983-12-16

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes...

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Fun with Dick and Jane

as Robber (as Dewayne Jessie)
Released: 1977-03-18

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed...

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Thank God It's Friday

as Floyd
Released: 1978-05-19

It's Friday and everyone is going to the hot new disco. The Commodores are scheduled to play if...

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Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

as Otis Day
Released: 2003-08-26

A hilarious John Landis-created 'mockumentary' that provides updates on what became of Faber...

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Darktown Strutters

as V.D.
Released: 1975-10-07

When a prominent abortion clinic owner goes missing along with a string of other black community...

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Gorp

as Sweet Moe
Released: 1980-05-01

Pranksters cause trouble at a summer camp for rich kids.

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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

as Rainbow
Released: 1976-07-16

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he...

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Sparkle

as Ham
Released: 1976-04-07

Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a...

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Halls of Anger

as Lerone Johnson
Released: 1970-04-29

An all-black inner city school has to become an integrated school. Few dozen white kids are...

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Rage!

as Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
Released: 1980-09-25

In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.

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Drawn Together

as Fat Albert (voice)
First aired: 2004-10-27

The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe...

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Beyond Westworld

as Lingo
First aired: 1980-03-05

Beyond Westworld was a short-lived 1980 television series that carried on the stories of the two...

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