Pete Davidson (born Peter Michael Davidson) is an American comedian, actor, and writer who started standup comedy in 2013 before being hired as cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons from 2014 to 2022.
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. He released his comedy specials Pete Davidson: SMD (2016) and Pete Davidson: Alive from New York (2020).
Davidson starred and executive produced the comedy film Big Time Adolescence (2019), and co-wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film The King of Staten Island (2020), and the Peacock series Bupkis (2023). Davidson continued acting in films such as The Suicide Squad (2021), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), Meet Cute (2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), and Fast X (2023).
Davidson’s early life, parents and siblings
Davidson was born in New York City‘s Staten Island borough on November 16, 1993. He is the son of Amy (née Waters) and Scott Matthew Davidson, a New York City firefighter for Ladder 118 who died in service during the September 11, 2001 attacks, along with the rest of his unit.
He was last seen running up the stairs of the Marriott World Trade Center just before the building was destroyed when the Twin Towers collapsed. His Requiem Mass was held at St. Clare’s Catholic Church in Great Kills, Staten Island. Davidson, then aged seven, was profoundly affected by the loss.
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.
In October 2016, he revealed on The Breakfast Club morning radio show that he struggled with suicidal thoughts when he was younger and that the music of Kid Cudi saved his life, according to Wikipedia.
Davidson’s father was predominantly of Jewish ancestry, with some distant German, Irish, and Italian roots. His mother is of mostly Irish ancestry, with some distant German roots. He has a younger sister named Casey[9][10] and was raised Catholic.
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. After high school, he enrolled at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights.
After one semester, Davidson decided to pursue a career in comedy full-time. He 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.
Pete Davidson had no known siblings.
What about Pete Davidson’s relationships?
Davidson has had quite a number of relationships. He started of by dating comedian Carly Aquilino from 2014 until 2015, and also dated Cazzie David, daughter of comedian Larry David,from 2016 to 2018.
In May 2018, he started dating singer Ariana Grande. In June 2018, Davidson confirmed he was engaged to Grande, but the engagement was called off in October 2018. Grande’s song about Davidson, titled “Pete Davidson“, appears on her 2018 album Sweetener. She also referenced him in her song “Thank U, Next” with the lyric, “Even almost got married / And for Pete I’m so thankful”.
In January 2019, Davidson was reported to be in a relationship with actress Kate Beckinsale, twenty years his senior, but by April they had “called time on their romance”. In response to media comments about the age difference, he said that such an age gap was new to him and that the media should ask older men in longer relationships with younger women such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Baldwin, Larry King, and Donald Trump about it.
He also dated actress Margaret Qualley, daughter of Andie MacDowell until their relationship ended in October 2019. He was involved with model Kaia Gerber from October 2019 to January 2020. In August 2021, he split from Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor, daughter of actress Sally Dynevor, after a five-month relationship.
Davidson and Kim Kardashian began dating in November 2021. They were first spotted out together in October 2021 following Kardashian’s appearance on Saturday Night Live. During her time hosting an episode of SNL, the two shared an on-screen kiss in a Disney-themed sketch, where they played Jasmine and Aladdin.
Previously, Kardashian filed for divorce from husband Kanye West in February 2021. Following a very public split, Kardashian was legally declared single by a judge in March 2022. West referenced the relationship in his 2022 track “Eazy”, in which he threatens to “beat Pete Davidson’s ass”. The music video for Eazy depicted a claymation figure of Davidson being kidnapped, buried, and showed his decapitated head. West further attacked Davidson on Instagram in February of the same year, calling him a “dickhead” and “Hillary Clinton’s ex boyfriend”.
In August 2022, Davidson and Kardashian split up after nine months of dating.
Between December 2022 and August 2023, Davidson dated actress Chase Sui Wonders. The two met on the set of Bodies Bodies Bodies and she later co-starred in an episode of Davidson’s streaming series, Bupkis.
Chase Charmayne Sui Wonders – born May 21, 1996, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Riley in the HBO Max series Generation (2021) and Emma in the horror-comedy film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
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What is Pete Davidson’s net worth?
Pete Davidson has a net worth of $8 million – according to celebritynetworth.com