At just 24 years old, Pete Davidson has already made a name for himself in the sketch and stand-up comedy scenes. But he recently exploded into wider pop culture awareness with his highly publicized relationship with Ariana Grande— and their whirlwind engagement.
Here's everything we know about the young comedian.
He started doing stand-up comedy when he was 16 years old.
Davidson was inspired to pursue comedy when he saw Bill Burr open for Dane Cook at Madison Square Garden, according to a 2015 interview with Interview magazine.
At 16 years old, Davidson got a job as a busser and spent his wage on transportation and comedy club entry fees, snagging any open-mic opportunities he could in New York City.
Davidson had reoccurring roles on comedic MTV reality shows.
Nick Cannon takes credit for discovering Davidson, after the then-teenager called into Cannon's morning radio show.
"This kid called in one day, 15 years old and said, 'I want to open up for you doing stand-up.' I was like, 'Yeah, all right, tell me a joke.' He told me a joke and I was like, 'This kid is pretty funny.' I took him on the road with me," Cannon recently told Entertainment Tonight.
Opening for Cannon led Davidson to a semi-regular stint on Cannon's improv MTV show "Wild 'N Out." Davidson eventually landed a role on MTV2's comedic reality show "Guy Code" for the third and fourth seasons.
He dated his MTV co-star and fellow comedian, Carly Aquilino.
Aquilino is best known as a regular cast member of MTV2's "Girl Code," the sister show of "Guy Code." She also co-hosts a podcast called "Secret Keepers Club" with fellow comedian Emma Willmann.
Aquilino and Davidson began dating in late 2014 when both were regulars on their respective MTV programs, but broke up after nearly one year together. Although Aquilino, unlike her ex-boyfriend, still runs an active Instagram account, she has deleted nearly her entire catalogue of couple photos with Davidson.
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