In 2014, a 20-year-old Pete Davidson joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. With more than 100 episodes under his belt — and a number of highly publicized romances — the Staten Island, New York, native is one of the biggest names in Hollywood today. Pete’s staggering net worth also proves he’s a member of the A-list! To learn more about how Pete Davidson makes his money, keep reading.
What Is Pete Davidson’s Net Worth?
The actor has an estimated net worth of $8 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
What Is Pete Davidson’s ‘Bupkis’ Salary?
Pete’s Peacock show Bupkis premiered on the streaming service in May 2023. His estimated salary was $500,000 per episode, according to a Variety report.
Pete Davidson Is a Former Cast Member of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Fun fact: Pete actually isn’t the youngest Saturday Night Live cast member ever … but he’s one of them! Anthony Michael Hall joined the hit sketch comedy series at 17 years old, Eddie Murphy joined at 19 years old and Robert Downey Jr. joined at 20 years old, tying Pete.
Prior to joining SNL, Pete was a regular on MTV’s Guy Code and Wild ‘N Out, but it was actually his small part in Amy Schumer‘s 2015 film Trainwreck that opened up some serious doors for him.
“It was after Amy Schumer gave me a part in Trainwreck and I met Bill Hader on set and we talked and kind of hit it off. He called me a week later and said ‘Hey, I recommended you to Lorne Michaels.’ And I was like, ‘Why?’ I was just so surprised. I didn’t even know that I could audition,” Pete previously told People, referring to the SNL creator. “And the fact that I got it, I just couldn’t believe it.”
According to a number of outlets, Pete made $15,000 per episode of Saturday Night Live. However, the comedian’s journey on the show came to an end on May 22, 2022, when he appeared in his last episode.
How Does Pete Davidson Make Money?
In addition to SNL, Pete has appeared in a number of films including Set It Up, Big Time Adolescence, The King of Staten Island, The Suicide Squad, In Mourning with pal Machine Gun Kelly and Meet Cute opposite Kaley Cuoco. For The King of Staten Island, Pete was also a writer and director, as the film was based on his life.
“I made a tribute to my mom and dad, and I got to face these things I’d been avoiding for a really long time head-on,” the comedian said in a June 2020 interview with CBS Sunday Morning. “I really wanted this to be cleansing for me. I feel like I got to speak about it in the biggest way possible and I could get my story out there, so I feel like now, I can let it go.”
Pete’s father, Scott Davidson, was a New York City firefighter who died on 9/11 when Pete was 7 years old.
Pete Davidson Owns a Staten Island Ferry Boat
In January 2022, Pete and his Saturday Night Live costar Colin Jost purchased a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat for $280,100, according to ABC News. The comedians plan to turn the vessel into a nightclub.
“We want to be able to dock it from April to September, maybe October, in New York,” Pete said during a June 2023 episode of “Family Trips With the Meyers Brothers.” “It will be a restaurant, a concert venue. It will be a movie theatre. … And then there’s hotels in it, so we’ll have like, you know, a couple of those.”
The comedian went on to say that they plan to tug the ferry to Miami for the winter, adding that they are “in the hole” financially.
“It’s like kind of funny that this will be a lifelong problem for me and Colin,” he said.
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