Image via LaVar James / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Pete Davidson in 2015.
Pete Davidson has a busy week. He is on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight, Monday, November 9, at 11:35 p.m. ET, alongside Meghann Fahy and Léa Seydoux. His new film, How to Rob a Bank, opens in cinemas on Friday, November 13. And next Monday, November 16, he turns 33. It is a good week to look at how the kid from Staten Island got here.
Davidson spent eight seasons on Saturday Night Live, then spent the years after it proving he was more than the show's resident chaos agent. He wrote a film about his own life, built a TV series around it, and became a father. The jokes about his own life are still the core of what he does. They just land differently now.
Staten Island, and the day that shaped him
Peter Michael Davidson was born on November 16, 1993, in Staten Island, New York. His mother is Amy Waters Davidson. His father, Scott Matthew Davidson, was a New York City firefighter with Ladder 118. He died in service during the September 11 attacks, along with the rest of his unit. Pete was seven. He has said the loss left him acting out at school, and that he later struggled with dark thoughts as a teenager. The music of Kid Cudi, he has said, saved his life.
He has a younger sister, Casey. He went to St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, then Tottenville, then Xaverian in Brooklyn, where he graduated in 2011. He spent one semester at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights before dropping out to do comedy full time.
He first tried stand-up at 16, in a Staten Island bowling alley. A group of friends dared him to take the stage. One of them was Matt Festa, who went on to play professional baseball. Davidson has been doing it ever since.
Image via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0). Pete Davidson in 2013, before Saturday Night Live.
The climb, and the SNL audition
His first screen work came in 2013: a spot on MTV's Failosophy, then Guy Code and Wild 'N Out. He did stand-up on Gotham Comedy Live and turned up on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2014 he filmed a small part in Judd Apatow's Trainwreck. On that set he met Bill Hader, who told producer Lorne Michaels about him.
Davidson joined Saturday Night Live with the season 40 premiere on September 27, 2014. He was 20, the first cast member born in the 1990s, and one of the youngest in the show's history. His best-known character was Chad, the easily distracted pool boy. He was a roaster on the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber in 2015, and he made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016. His first stand-up special, Pete Davidson: SMD, aired that year.
He stayed on SNL for eight seasons, until 2022. It was not all smooth. In 2018 he mocked congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw, who wears an eyepatch after losing an eye in Afghanistan. The backlash was fierce. Davidson apologised on air, and Crenshaw appeared beside him on Weekend Update the next week and accepted it. Davidson has built his comedy out of his own mistakes and struggles, and that night showed both sides of it.
The films, and Bupkis
After SNL made him famous, Davidson moved into films. He starred in and executive-produced Big Time Adolescence in 2019. In 2020 he co-wrote and starred in The King of Staten Island, with Apatow directing. It was a semi-autobiographical story about a young man growing up in Staten Island after losing his firefighter father. It was the most personal thing he had made, and it worked.
He played Blackguard in The Suicide Squad in 2021, then Bodies Bodies Bodies and Meet Cute in 2022. In 2023 he turned up in three big franchise films: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Fast X, and as the voice of Mirage in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. That same year he created, wrote and starred in Bupkis for Peacock, a semi-autobiographical series about a version of himself. Peacock renewed it, but Davidson chose not to make a second season.
| Quick Facts | Pete Davidson |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Michael Davidson |
| Born | 16 November 1993, Staten Island, New York |
| Age | 32 (turns 33 on 16 November 2026) |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Profession | Comedian, actor, writer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Best known for | Saturday Night Live (2014–2022), The King of Staten Island, Bupkis |
| Education | Xaverian High School (graduated 2011); St. Francis College (one semester) |
| Parents | Amy Waters Davidson and Scott Matthew Davidson (died 11 September 2001) |
| Siblings | Younger sister Casey |
| Children | One daughter, Scottie (born December 2025) |
| Net worth | Estimates put it around $8 million (estimate, not a verified figure) |
How to Rob a Bank
His new film is How to Rob a Bank, directed by David Leitch. Davidson plays Vince, a military veteran in a crew of bank robbers who live-stream their heists and become internet celebrities. Nicholas Hoult leads the crew, with Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, John C. Reilly and Christian Slater in the cast. The film was shot in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2025. It runs 122 minutes and is rated R.
Davidson put on 15 pounds of muscle for the part, and he has said the preparation was painful, in body and in mind. The role asks him to play a veteran carrying real weight, not just a comic sidekick. It opens in cinemas on Friday, November 13, after moving from its first date of September 4.
Image via Greg2600 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). Pete Davidson in 2015.
The tabloid years, and fatherhood
Davidson's love life has been tabloid news for years. He was briefly engaged to Ariana Grande in 2018. He dated Kim Kardashian in 2021 and 2022. He has never been married.
In March 2025 he began a relationship with model and actress Elsie Hewitt. Their daughter, Scottie, was born in December 2025. In May 2026 it was reported that the two had separated. They co-parent their daughter.
He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 17 or 18, and he gets intravenous treatment for it. He once had around 200 tattoos. By 2025 he had had most of them removed, saying he wanted a clean slate and to be an adult. In 2023 he and fellow SNL comedian Colin Jost bought a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat together.
The new chapter is already running. In January 2026 he began a weekly programme on Netflix, The Pete Davidson Show. He starred opposite Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer in The Pickup, which came out in August 2025. He is set to film Killing Satoshi next, directed by Doug Liman.
| Year | Film or show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2022 | Saturday Night Live | Cast member (8 seasons) |
| 2016 | Pete Davidson: SMD | Stand-up special |
| 2019 | Big Time Adolescence | Zeke |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Scott (also co-writer) |
| 2020 | Pete Davidson: Alive from New York | Stand-up special |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Blackguard |
| 2022 | Bodies Bodies Bodies | David |
| 2023 | Bupkis | Pete (also co-creator) |
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Phlektik |
| 2024 | Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli | Stand-up special |
| 2025 | The Pickup | Travis |
| 2026 | How to Rob a Bank | Vince |
| 2026 | The Pete Davidson Show | Host (Netflix, weekly) |
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FAQs
How old is Pete Davidson? He was born on November 16, 1993, so he is 32. He turns 33 on November 16, 2026.
How tall is Pete Davidson? He is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall.
What is Pete Davidson's net worth? Estimates put it around $8 million, but no verified figure exists.
Does Pete Davidson have a daughter? Yes. His daughter Scottie was born in December 2025, to Davidson and Elsie Hewitt.
Is Pete Davidson married? No. He was briefly engaged to Ariana Grande in 2018, but he has never married.
When does How to Rob a Bank come out? It opens in cinemas on Friday, November 13, 2026. Davidson plays Vince, a military veteran in the crew.
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