DeWayne Jessie

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 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. They 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.

Jessie and the rest of the band members were initiated as honorary members of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the University of Central Oklahoma in 1985. He lives with three of his grandchildren.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1970Halls of AngerLerone Johnson
1972The New CenturionsMugging SuspectUncredited
1974The Crazy World of Julius VrooderRodali
1975Darktown StruttersV.D.
1976SparkleHam
1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsRainbow, All-Star (bat boy)
1976Car WashLloyd
1977Fun with Dick and JaneRobber #2
1977Which Way Is Up?Sugar
1977Scott JoplinJohn The BaptistTV movie
1978Thank God It's FridayFloyd
1978National Lampoon's Animal HouseHimself
1980Where the Buffalo RoamMan #1
1980GorpSweet Moe
1983The Star ChamberStanley Flowers
1983D.C. CabBongo
1986Otis Day and the Knights: Otis My Man!Documentary
2007Drawn TogetherCameo
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