Joseph by-the-Sea High School, then Tottenville High School before transferring to Brooklyn's Xaverian High School, where he graduated in 2011. His mother is of mostly Irish ancestry, with some distant German roots. ĭavidson's father was predominantly of Jewish ancestry, with some distant German, Irish, and Italian roots. 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. He 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. Davidson, then aged seven, was profoundly affected by the loss. Clare's Roman Catholic Church in Great Kills, Staten Island. He was last seen running up the stairs of the Marriott World Trade Center just before it collapsed. His father was a New York firefighter who died in service during the 9/11 attacks. Peter Michael Davidson was born in New York City's Staten Island borough on November 16, 1993, the son of Amy (née Waters) and Scott Matthew Davidson. In the early 2020s, Davidson began to take part in more films, including The Suicide Squad (2021), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), and Marmaduke (2022).
Among other awards, he was also nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Movie Star in 2020.
The following year, he co-wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film The King of Staten Island. He released his first comedy special in 2016, Pete Davidson: SMD his follow-up Pete Davidson: Alive from New York was released in 2020.ĭavidson starred and executive produced 2019 the comedy film Big Time Adolescence. In addition to SNL, Davidson appeared in a number of movies and television shows in the 2010s.
His father, Scott Matthew Davidson, was a New York firefighter who died in 2001 at the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.
He is best known for his contributions to the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live which he was a cast member of for eight seasons, from 2014 to 2022.īorn and raised in New York City, 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. Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian, actor, and writer.