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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

Known For

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Fat Albert (voice)

Drawn Together

2004

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Otis Day

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003

5.2

Bongo

D.C. Cab

1983

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Stanley Flowers

The Star Chamber

1983

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Resident #3 (as Otis Day)

Rage!

1980

3.2

Sweet Moe

Gorp

1980

5.9

Man #1

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

5.4

Lingo

Beyond Westworld

1980

7.0

Otis Day

Animal House

1978

5.2

Malcolm Floyd

Thank God It's Friday

1978

Credits

Drawn Together

as Fat Albert (voice)

2004

8.2

🎬

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

as Otis Day

2003

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D.C. Cab

as Bongo

1983

5.2

The Star Chamber

as Stanley Flowers

1983

6.0

Rage!

as Resident #3 (as Otis Day)

1980

7.0

Gorp

as Sweet Moe

1980

3.2

Where the Buffalo Roam

as Man #1

1980

5.9

Beyond Westworld

as Lingo

1980

5.4

Animal House

as Otis Day

1978

7.0

Thank God It's Friday

as Malcolm Floyd

1978

5.2

Which Way Is Up?

as Sugar

1977

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Fun with Dick and Jane

as Robber

1977

6.5

Scott Joplin

as John The Baptist

1977

6.1

Car Wash

as Lloyd

1976

5.9

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

as Rainbow

1976

5.9

Sparkle

as Ham

1976

7.4

Darktown Strutters

as V.D.

1975

4.7

Firehouse

as Oldest Boy

1973

4.6

The New Centurions

as Mugging Suspect (uncredited)

1972

6.6

Halls of Anger

as Lerone Johnson

1970

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