DeWayne Jessie

DeWayne Jessie Trailers

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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.

Most Popular DeWayne Jessie Trailers

Total trailers found: 17

Sparkle Trailer (1976)

07 April 1976

Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.

The New Centurions Trailer (1972)

03 August 1972

An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran.

Darktown Strutters Trailer (1975)

07 October 1975

When a prominent abortion clinic owner goes missing along with a string of other black community leaders, her singing daughter and her fellow female biker gang members investigate.

Which Way Is Up? Trailer (1977)

04 November 1977

Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae.

Thank God It's Friday Trailer (1978)

19 May 1978

It's Friday and everyone is going to the hot new disco. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star.

Animal House Trailer (1978)

28 July 1978

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Where the Buffalo Roam Trailer (1980)

25 April 1980

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

Gorp Trailer (1980)

01 May 1980

Pranksters cause trouble at a summer camp for rich kids.

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Trailer (1976)

16 July 1976

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors.

Fun with Dick and Jane Trailer (1977)

18 March 1977

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

Halls of Anger Trailer (1970)

29 April 1970

An all-black inner city school has to become an integrated school. Few dozen white kids are transfered there, but the black students are aggressively opposed to this.

Car Wash Trailer (1976)

22 October 1976

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

Scott Joplin Trailer (1977)

11 February 1977

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

Firehouse Trailer (1973)

02 January 1973

Conflict erupts within a close-knit engine company of a big-city fire department when a black recruit and a bigoted white veteran clash during a wave of suspected arson in the ghetto.

D.C. Cab Trailer (1983)

16 December 1983

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves.

The Star Chamber Trailer (1983)

05 August 1983

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

Rage! Trailer (1980)

25 September 1980

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