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DeWayne Jessie

Actor
Born September 21, 1951 (73 years)
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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Firehouse
Known For
  • Car Wash
  • Where the Buffalo Roam
  • The Star Chamber
  • D.C. Cab
  • Which Way Is Up?
  • Halls of Anger
  • Darktown Strutters
  • Scott Joplin

Filmography

2004
Drawn Together (TV Series) · as Fat Albert (voice)
1983
D.C. Cab · as Bongo
1983
The Star Chamber · as Stanley Flowers
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Woods
1980
Rage! · as Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
1980
Gorp · as Sweet Moe
1980
1980
Beyond Westworld (TV Series) · as Lingo
1978
1978
1977
Which Way Is Up? · as Sugar
1977
Fun with Dick and Jane · as Robber (as Dewayne Jessie)
1977
Scott Joplin · as John The Baptist
1976
1976
Car Wash · as Lloyd
1976
Sparkle · as Ham
1976
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) · as M.p.
1975
1975
Medical Story (TV Series) · as Leon
1975
Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Jackson
1974
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Junior
1973
Police Story (TV Series) · as Alvin Stepler
1973
Firehouse · as Oldest Boy
1972
The New Centurions · as Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
1970
Halls of Anger · as Lerone Johnson
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Vance (segment "love And The Flunky")
1969
The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Douglas

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