Who is Pete Davidson’s mom?
PETE Davidson is an American comedian, actor, and writer, known for his work on Saturday Night Live.
He is also the son of Scott and Amy Davidson, and now fans want to know more about the star's parents.
Who is Pete Davidson’s mom?
Amy Waters Davidson is the mother of Pete and his sister Casey.
She reportedly worked as a school nurse at Xaverian High School in Brooklyn but is often seen with her son, even making a few appearances on SNL.
Despite having a high-profile son, Amy tends to stay out of the spotlight but is often seen posting about her children on Instagram to her 16k followers.
On March 4, 2022, she took to the social media site to honor Pete on National Son's Day.
"Happy National Son’s Day! I couldn’t be more proud of the man you are today! Love you more 💙💙💙," at the time.
What happened to Pete Davidson's dad?
Before Pete's success, his family suffered a tragedy after it was revealed that his father, Scott Davidson, had passed away.
Scott was known as a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, and at the age of 33, died while running up the stairs of the Marriott World Trade Centre hotel on 9/11, just minutes before the second Twin Tower collapsed.
At the time, Pete was seven years old.
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Over the years, the SNL comedian has been open and honest about the pain his father's death caused him, even revealing that he would rip his hair out to make himself bald and that he had suicidal thoughts throughout his teenage years.
Speaking to Sky News, Pete said: "As someone who's open with struggles and issues, I think I'm always learning and growing. Making this film [The King Of Staten Island] allowed me to grow more as a person."
He added: "One of the main reasons why I wanted to make this movie and tell this story was because I wanted this chapter in my life to be closed.
"Not forgotten, but I wanted to be able to move on and show that it's okay to have issues and it's okay to struggle and that you're not alone and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel."
What has Pete said about his mom?
Pete has always been open about his close relationship with his mom.
In fact, even if he already had the financial means to move out, he still chose to live with her and his sister.
"I live with my mom, kinda. We bought a house together, but nobody believes that," he said in an appearance on in 2019.
"So I have like a basement that's like mine that's like an apartment, so I live underneath her, so I'm getting like a little arcade set up down there trying to make it mine."
He did eventually move out in 2021, joking in an SNL segment that he decided after spending Valentine's Day with Amy.
"In some ways, I like the pandemic Valentine's because it's the first time being alone wasn't my fault," he said.
"I spent the night eating chocolates and watching a movie with my mom, which is why I'm officially moving out of the house. One of us has to go."
In a guest appearance on the podcast, Pete also shared that not only is his mom his greatest fan, but she's his greatest defender, too.
In his early SNL days, Pete said that his mom used to defend him from Twitter trolls.
"It was like my second or third year, and it was a lot of not useful, typical Twitter comments," he dished.
"My mom made a f**king fake Twitter account under the name @JoeSmith1355 and would respond to everyone. But it was so specific, like, 'Actually, I heard he's working on himself and does that quite often."
But fans eventually found out that the account was run by Amy.
"This was the kicker. Everyone found out it was my mom, not through detective work. They found out because her username was @JoeSmith, but her profile name was Amy Davidson and the profile picture was Amy Davidson," he recalled.
"So it was a picture of my mom, with a name that said @JoeSmith1355, commenting on all these haters."
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Still, he appreciated that his mom made all that effort to stand up for him.
"She got my back, dude," Pete said.