SNL star and stand-up comedian is going to write and act in a new series based on his life, and it's already got a straight-to-series order at Peacock. (In other words, it's for sure happening).
The series is called Bupkis (a Yiddish word meaning “nothing”), and is described in a press release as “a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life.
The series will combine grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which Pete is well known.”Many are familiar with Davidson's story, which was the (loose) inspiration for Judd Apatow's The King Of Staten Island, which Davidson starred in.
The actor and comedian grew up on Staten Island and lost his father, a New York City firefighter, on 9/11. After finding his voice as a comedian, Davidson joined the cast of SNL in 2014, when he was just 20 years old.Since then, he's starred in several movies—including the upcoming Meet Cute with — earned praise for being open about his mental health journey, and , to .
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