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Otis Day

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Otis Day
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Car Wash (1976)
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Otis Day was born on 21 September 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Scott Joplin (1977) and Car Wash (1976).
BornSeptember 21, 1951
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    National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
    National Lampoon's Animal House
    7.4
    • Otis Day(as DeWayne Jessie)
    • 1978
    Scott Joplin (1977)
    Scott Joplin
    6.5
    • John The Baptist
    • 1977
    Car Wash (1976)
    Car Wash
    6.2
    • Lloyd(as De Wayne Jessie)
    • 1976
    Darktown Strutters (1975)
    Darktown Strutters
    4.8
    • V.D.(as DeWayne Jesse)
    • 1975

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    • Five Old Comedy Writers Talking Sh*t (2019)
      Five Old Comedy Writers Talking Sh*t
      6.0
      Short
      • 2019
    • Drawn Together (2004)
      Drawn Together
      7.1
      TV Series
      • 2007
    • Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
      6.3
      Video
      • Otis Day
      • 2003
    • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
      Hill Street Blues
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Woods (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1984
    • D.C. Cab (1983)
      D.C. Cab
      5.5
      • Bongo (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1983
    • The Star Chamber (1983)
      The Star Chamber
      6.3
      • Stanley Flowers (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1983
    • Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
      Laverne & Shirley
      7.0
      TV Series
      • M.P.
      • 1981
    • Rage! (1980)
      Rage!
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Resident #3 (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1980
    • Gorp (1980)
      Gorp
      3.5
      • Sweet Moe
      • 1980
    • Bill Murray in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
      Where the Buffalo Roam
      6.5
      • Man #1 (as De Wayne Jessie)
      • 1980
    • William Jordan, Jim McMullan, Connie Sellecca, and James Wainwright in Beyond Westworld (1980)
      Beyond Westworld
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Lingo (as Dewayne Jessie)
      • 1980
    • National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
      National Lampoon's Animal House
      7.4
      • Otis Day (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1978
    • Jeff Goldblum, Lionel Richie, Hilary Beane, Andrea Howard, Valerie Landsburg, Mark Lonow, Terri Nunn, Chuck Sacci, Mews Small, Donna Summer, Chick Vennera, William King, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Milan Williams, and The Commodores in Thank God It's Friday (1978)
      Thank God It's Friday
      5.5
      • Floyd (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1978
    • Richard Pryor in Which Way Is Up? (1977)
      Which Way Is Up?
      6.2
      • Sugar (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1977
    • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
      Starsky and Hutch
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Jackson (as DeWayne Jessie)
      • 1977

    Soundtrack

    • Animal House of Blues: 33.3 Special Edition (2018)
      Animal House of Blues: 33.3 Special Edition
      8.8
      • performer: "Shama Lama Ding Dong", "Shout", "Talkin' 'Bout the Future"
      • writer: "Talkin' 'Bout the Future" (as Dewayne Jessie)
      • 2018
    • Animal House of Blues: How a Community Helped Create a Hollywood Blockbuster or Two (2012)
      Animal House of Blues: How a Community Helped Create a Hollywood Blockbuster or Two
      8.8
      • performer: "Shout"
      • 2012

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    Car Wash
    Trailer 2:27
    Car Wash
    Halls of Anger
    Trailer 2:17
    Halls of Anger

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    • Alternative names
      • DeWayne Jesse
    • Born
      • September 21, 1951
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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      Younger brother of '50s R&B singer Obediah "Young" Jessie, a member of The Coasters.
    • Nickname
      • Otis Day

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