The many lives of Pete Davidson
June 2, 2021 9:54 AM Subscribe
So, up until yesterday I was 100% convinced that Pete Davidson from SNL used to be in a mid-2000s pop-punk / emo band. But I looked him up yesterday and found out that's definitely not true -- and the timeline doesn't even work out, since he was only a preteen in the 2000s. So, who do I have him confused with?
His appearance and name both really remind me of some other musician-heartthrob from that era. Someone from the Fall Out Boy / Panic! At The Disco / All Time Low genre, very much of the MTV generation.
My leading theory is that I mixed him up with Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, although they don't look anything alike so that's a little unsatisfying. I did also learn that he appeared on some MTV shows in the 2010s, so maybe his name was thrown around with some of those bands due to that.
Any more ideas? This is driving me crazy.
His appearance and name both really remind me of some other musician-heartthrob from that era. Someone from the Fall Out Boy / Panic! At The Disco / All Time Low genre, very much of the MTV generation.
My leading theory is that I mixed him up with Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, although they don't look anything alike so that's a little unsatisfying. I did also learn that he appeared on some MTV shows in the 2010s, so maybe his name was thrown around with some of those bands due to that.
Any more ideas? This is driving me crazy.
Are you thinking of Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy?
posted by cakelite at 10:02 AM on June 2, 2021 [17 favorites]
posted by cakelite at 10:02 AM on June 2, 2021 [17 favorites]
Sorry! Should have read your question more carefully. I still think you're thinking of Pete Wentz, who was ubiquitously famous at the time.
posted by cakelite at 10:02 AM on June 2, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by cakelite at 10:02 AM on June 2, 2021 [4 favorites]
Pete Doherty of Babyshambles and the Libertines, maybe?
posted by mkb at 10:04 AM on June 2, 2021 [17 favorites]
posted by mkb at 10:04 AM on June 2, 2021 [17 favorites]
When this happens I type “Pete Davidson looks like” in google and wait for auto fill
Google says...
Rami Malek
posted by St. Peepsburg at 10:58 AM on June 2, 2021
Google says...
Rami Malek
posted by St. Peepsburg at 10:58 AM on June 2, 2021
Green Day?
posted by pyro979 at 11:17 AM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by pyro979 at 11:17 AM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
He kind of looks like he could have been one of the Jackass guys.
posted by lovableiago at 11:56 AM on June 2, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by lovableiago at 11:56 AM on June 2, 2021 [4 favorites]
If you image search Billy Joe Armstrong with blond hair, there's a similar vibe.
posted by xo at 11:59 AM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by xo at 11:59 AM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
I agree that it might be Pete Doherty - while not exactly pop punk/emo (more like punk/garage), he was in the press a lot in that timeframe because of drug use and related misbehaviour. For context, when I Google his name, the top entry under "People also ask" is "How is Pete Doherty still alive?"
posted by Paper rabies at 11:59 AM on June 2, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by Paper rabies at 11:59 AM on June 2, 2021 [4 favorites]
Yeah--if it's not Pete Wentz, I bet it's Pete Doherty. I have a niggling memory that I might have made a similar mixup at one point.
posted by praemunire at 12:09 PM on June 2, 2021
posted by praemunire at 12:09 PM on June 2, 2021
Deryck Whibley from Sum 41 maybe?
posted by jabes at 12:21 PM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by jabes at 12:21 PM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
Nthing Pete Wentz. I couldn't remember the exact name but the first thing that popped into my head was "that Pete guy who dated Ashlee Simpson" because for some reason I also thought that was Pete Davidson but no.
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 12:21 PM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 12:21 PM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
Fred Armisen played drums for Trenchmouth, a pop/punk/post-hardcore/funk/reggae/whatever band before joining the cast of SNL. Ever wonder why he was always drumming in skits?
posted by JoeZydeco at 12:21 PM on June 2, 2021
posted by JoeZydeco at 12:21 PM on June 2, 2021
I definitely heard alot about Pete Doherty back then, enough to be very confused about Pete Davidson. Like, I remember thinking, "how can Ariana Grande get engaged to that guy? He's been around forever and she's so young!" Ooops. (Full disclosure, I'm not from the US, but Pete I made the news even in Germany.)
posted by LoonyLovegood at 1:27 PM on June 2, 2021
posted by LoonyLovegood at 1:27 PM on June 2, 2021
Yes, I'm thinking Pete Doherty too. Both he and Pete Davidson have that same gormless look about them.
posted by essexjan at 1:57 PM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by essexjan at 1:57 PM on June 2, 2021 [2 favorites]
Just in case it's not them- a little earlier was Benji and Joel Madden. Something about Pete D's look reminds me of them.
posted by jojobobo at 11:55 PM on June 2, 2021
posted by jojobobo at 11:55 PM on June 2, 2021
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posted by holborne at 9:56 AM on June 2, 2021 [1 favorite]