Saturday Night Live rookie Pete Davidson just celebrated his 21st birthday over the weekend. The youngest cast member in SNL history has been killin’ it this season and definitely has a bright future ahead of him. Happy birthday, Pete!
A Twitter account called @WhatTheFFacts, however, took some wind out of his sails by reminding their 4 million+ followers that Pete has to spend the rest of his life without a dad. Pete’s dad — an NYC fireman — died in 9/11.
Who the fuck would favorite this shit? pic.twitter.com/NSdMoBMSLy
— Pete Davidson (@petedavidson) November 17, 2014
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This is a fact, but an appropriate one to celebrate on the dude’s birthday? IDK man. Not really. Because if there’s one thing people with dead parents like to be reminded of on a big public stage is that the people they love the most are dead. Pete, however, took it with a grain of salt and responded with some good natured humor:
https://twitter.com/petedavidson/status/534210332559159296
https://twitter.com/petedavidson/status/534211250109308928
https://twitter.com/petedavidson/status/534211778071502848
https://twitter.com/petedavidson/status/534213247340384256
What a champ. Best thing to happen to SNL in years.
[H/T: Salon]