Peter Michael Davidson born November 16, is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He began his career in the early s with minor guest roles on Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Friends of the People , Guy Code , and Wild 'n Out before being hired as cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live which he starred in for eight seasons from to Following his rise to prominence on SNL , Davidson starred in 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 , and the Peacock series Bupkis His Requiem Mass was held at St.
Davidson, then aged seven, was profoundly affected by the loss. 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's father was predominantly of Jewish ancestry, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] with some distant German, Irish, and Italian roots.
His mother is of mostly Irish ancestry, with some distant German roots. After high school, he enrolled at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. Davidson's earliest onscreen appearance was in the third episode of the MTV comedy series Failosophy , which premiered February 28, He subsequently made standup appearances on television and appeared in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Davidson joined the cast of Saturday Night Live with the show's 40th-season premiere, which debuted on September 27, At age 20, he was the first SNL cast member to be born in the s and one of the youngest cast members ever. His debut garnered positive critical notice, [ 21 ] [ 22 ] with his most noted skits during the season including an Indiana Jones -style sketch in which he and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson , after being pelted with poison darts, were forced to mutually suck poison out of each other's various body parts, [ 14 ] [ 23 ] an endeavor that eventually found them entangled in the "69" position.
In March , Davidson was a roaster on the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber , and his set was praised as one of the best of the show.
