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Tears, laughs, and a tribute. Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson took to his Twitter on Friday, Sept. 11, to pay tribute to his late firefighter dad, who perished in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks at Ground Zero 14 years ago.
Davidson, 21, who recently marked his one-year anniversary on SNL, naturally used humor at first to honor his dad. “Can’t believe its been 14 years,” he tweeted, alongside a throwback photo of himself wearing a firefighter’s helmet. “I remember seeing ur gigantic d–k like it was just yesterday. RIP Dad #NeverForget.”
The grieving comic followed up with a more sentimental tweet, sharing several additional throwback snaps of his father. He also tweeted out his dad’s firefighter unit number.
The actor portrayed George W. Bush in the 2008 film W. “Everyone said, ‘Why would you want to do that?’ And most of my friends continued to ask ‘why’ until it came out,” he told MTV News in November 2009. “I don’t know how we’re getting the praise and accolades we’re getting. It’s amazing to […]
All jokes aside. There’s not a day that goes by where I dont think of u. Ur my hero. Cant wait to see u again someday pic.twitter.com/uzgmCH45be
Davidson went into even more detail via Instagram. “Can’t believe it’s been 14 years. Over 2/3 of my life without you,” he shared, alongside a picture of his dad dressing him in a firefighter uniform. “It feels like it was just yesterday. There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t think of you. You’re my hero. Can’t wait to see you again someday RIP dad 1/4/68-9/11/01 #neverforget.”
Comedian Pete DavidsonBobby Bank/WireImage.com
Touched by the outpouring of support from his fans, the SNL star thanked his 160,000-plus followers on Twitter for their outreach. “Thank you so much for all the support today you guys,” he wrote Friday afternoon. “I really appreciate it. I’m a very lucky guy.”
