I have not watched an episode of Saturday Night Live in its entirety in more than thirty years. Fear not, this is not an old guy rant. It is an acknowledgment of the effect long work hours and ever-advancing age have had on my ability to stay up late. Once upon a lifetime ago, SNL was something I watched before my college pals and I headed out to the bars. Now? It airs long after I have gone to bed.
My point is merely this: I became aware of Pete Davidson well before I ever saw even a clip of him performing on SNL. Truth be told, I have only seen a handful of clips of him. By all accounts, he is a funny young fellow. He certainly seems to be successful. Even better, he now seems to have a better grasp on the demons and vices with which he has had some rather public struggles. And for that, I applaud him.
In addition to being a stand-up comic, television star, and movie actor, Pete Davidson is the son of Scott Davidson of the FDNY. FF Scott Davidson was one of the six members of Ladder 118 from Brooklyn Heights immortalized in this photograph.
New York Daily News - October 5, 2001
Photo Credit: New York Daily News
Pete Davidson was a little boy when his dad was killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, saving the lives of people he did not know. He and his little sister, Casey, were robbed of their father before Pete was even ten years old. A world full of strangers gained a hero. Pete Davidson and Casey Davidson lost their dad.
Not a fair trade. Not even close.
In 2020, Pete Davidson starred in the film The King of Staten Island, which he described as "semi-autobiographical" and a vehicle for helping him process and deal with his father's loss. As anyone who has lost a loved one knows, the wound left by loss never heals entirely.
Wounds may never heal but love never dies. It remains imprinted on our heart and our soul forever...
-AK
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