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My Take
What draws me to Pete Davidson is how he weaponizes his own vulnerability. A Staten Island kid who lost his firefighter father on 9/11, he turned that grief, and his struggles with mental health, into raw, disarmingly honest comedy. Eight seasons on Saturday Night Live gave him a national stage, but his real distinction is a refusal to hide his flaws, putting the wreckage on display and inviting people to laugh with him. There is more depth here than the tabloid persona suggests; a Scorpio with hidden steel beneath the slacker pose. I respect performers who make honesty their craft, and Davidson does it without the safety net.
Overview
Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He 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 before being hired as a cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live which he starred in for eight seasons from 2014 to 2022.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pete Davidson
- Name (Japanese)
- ピート・ダビッドソン
- Reading
- ぴーと・だびっどそん
- Born
- November 16, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Staten Island, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stand-up comedian / television actor / screenwriter / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Joseph by the Sea High School
- University
- St. Francis College
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Time 100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.