Watch: Pete Davidson Shares Why Becoming a Dad Made His Career Matter Less
Pete Davidson is feeling like the king of concussions right about now.
After The King of Staten Island star sported sunglasses during a recent TV appearance, he revealed that wearing the accessory was part of his doctor’s orders after sustaining two head injuries.
“I got two concussions inside three weeks,” he told Jimmy Kimmel during an appearance on his eponymous talk show Sept. 28. “Not good at all.”
As for how he managed to get not one, but two concussions back-to-back?
“Well, I’m an idiot and I tried to do my own stunts,” he said. “It was an indie movie. And indie movie stunt doubles and big movie stunt doubles do not look the same.”
And while the film did have the budget to get Davidson an “amazing” double, “he was like 6’6, huge and it was very obvious” that they were two different people onscreen.
Following the injury, the 32-year-old went to a doctor to get checked out, admitting his concussion test was “pretty embarrassing.”
“It’s a doctor and he just goes, ‘Mop, mirror, blanket, picnic.’ He says like eight words and you go, ‘What the hell is he doing?’ And then he goes, ‘Say it back.’ And I was like, ‘Um…’” he recalled. “And he was like, ‘Yeah, you have some brain damage.’”
After struggling with the “very simple test,” Davidson—dad to 9-month-old daughter Scottie Rose with ex Elsie Hewitt—shared he’s been ordered to stay away from any bright lights until mid-November. Hence, the sunglasses.
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But if there’s one way the comedian has learned to cope, it’s with humor.
After Kimmel gave Davidson his sympathies over the injury, he joked of his condition, “I’m more sorry I didn’t really notice a difference.”
But it wouldn’t be the first time the Saturday Night Live alum has gone all out for a role. Though he didn’t share which film set the blunders occurred on, he recently shocked fans with his transformation for his forthcoming movie Tommy Karate, in which he plays the titular role of real-life mafia killer Tommy Pitera.
In a behind-the-scenes photo taken Aug. 25, an in-character Davidson donned bright blue contact lenses and a brunette wig that’s much longer than his natural locks.
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While the transformation stunned fans, Davidson previously shared that the role has been a “dream job” of his for quite some time.
“Tommy Karate is the greatest mob story never told,” he told Deadline in March. “I’ve been working on this for over three years, and I’m beyond thrilled that it’s finally in motion.”
“We have a great team behind this one,” he shared, “and I can’t wait for people to see what we’ve come up with.”
But Davidson isn’t the only celeb to open up about an injury as of late. Keep reading for more stars who have shed light on their health journeys…
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