Pete Davidson's father, Scott Matthew Pete Davidson, was a New York firefighter who died in 2001 at the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.
30 Facts About Pete Davidson
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Pete Davidson began his career in the early 2010s with minor guest roles on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Friends of the People, Guy Code, and Wild 'n Out.
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Pete Davidson starred and executive produced the comedy film Big Time Adolescence, and co-wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film The King of Staten Island.
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Pete Davidson continued acting in films such as The Suicide Squad, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Meet Cute, and Marmaduke.
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Pete Davidson was last seen running up the stairs of the Marriott World Trade Center just before the building was destroyed when the Twin Towers collapsed.
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Pete Davidson told The New York Times that it was "overwhelming" and that he later acted out in school as a result of the trauma, at one point ripping his hair out until he was bald.
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Pete Davidson's father was predominantly of Jewish ancestry, with some distant German, Irish, and Italian roots.
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Pete Davidson's mother is of mostly Irish ancestry, with some distant German roots.
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Pete Davidson has a younger sister named Casey and was raised Catholic.
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Pete Davidson attended St Joseph by-the-Sea High School, then Tottenville High School before transferring to Brooklyn's Xaverian High School and graduating from there in 2011.
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Pete Davidson first tried stand-up comedy at age sixteen in a Staten Island bowling alley, where a group of friends that included future professional baseball player Matthew Festa, knowing of his comedy aspirations, dared him to take to the stage.
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Pete Davidson subsequently made standup appearances on television and appeared in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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The first new addition to the cast that season, Pete Davidson was given a chance to audition for the show through regular Bill Hader, whom he had met while filming a small part in the 2015 Judd Apatow feature film comedy Trainwreck.
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Pete Davidson collaborated with Machine Gun Kelly to write the sketch "A Message from the Count" for Kelly's album Hotel Diablo.
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In May 2020, The King of Staten Island was released, which Pete Davidson both starred in and co-wrote with Judd Apatow, who directed.
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Pete Davidson has been praised for basing his comedy on his own life and employing aspects of his life that have been likened to "a series of brutal truths and vulgar confessions" which make him relatable to audiences.
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Pete Davidson says he finds that it empowers him to address the feeling of powerlessness that experiencing such tragedy at a young age inflicted upon him.
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Pete Davidson is a fan of the Harry Potter franchise and has incorporated that material into his comedy work as well.
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Pete Davidson is godfather of Leo, the son of fellow comedian and friend Ricky Velez.
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Pete Davidson has his father's firefighter badge number, 8418, tattooed on his left arm.
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Pete Davidson was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 17 or 18, for which he receives intravenous biologic therapy, and uses medical marijuana for pain management and recreationally.
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Pete Davidson had been at the Saturday Night Live studio at the time preparing for the last episode of the year before its holiday hiatus.
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Pete Davidson has been in several relationships with high-profile entertainers and his dating life is often written about by entertainment journalists.
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Pete Davidson dated comedian Carly Aquilino from 2014 until 2015, and dated Cazzie David, daughter of comedian Larry David, from 2016 to 2018.
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Grande's song about Davidson, titled "Pete Davidson", appears on her 2018 album Sweetener.
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Pete Davidson dated actress Margaret Qualley, daughter of Andie MacDowell until their relationship ended in October 2019.
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The music video for Eazy depicted a claymation figure of Pete Davidson being kidnapped, buried, and showed his decapitated head.
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Since December 2022, Pete Davidson has been dating Chase Sui Wonders.
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However, the flight was rescheduled, and Blue Origin announced that Pete Davidson was "no longer able" to join the crew of the craft.
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Pete Davidson was heavily criticized for mocking Republican congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw, who wears an eye patch as a result of a wound incurred while serving as a US Navy SEAL in Afghanistan.