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DeWayne Jessie (a.k.a. "Otis Day") is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of fictional frontman Otis Day ofOtis Day and the Knights inNational 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. He 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 byGeorge Clinton, that came out in 1989 titledShout which flopped.^{[citation needed]} 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 ofTau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the University of Central Oklahoma in 1985. He lives with three of his grandchildren.

• Allmusic - Otis Day And The Knights
• DeWayne Jessie atIMDb

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