Pete Davidson says he learned he was going to be a father just as he started filming his new movie, How to Rob a Bank.
The comedian, 33, was speaking with the press at the film’s New York City premiere on Tuesday, November 10, when he said he found out he would have a daughter “right as we started filming.”
“That was super emotional and it was a bit weird,” he continued, adding, “I was like, ‘Oh wow, this is very real now.’”
He said he thought, “This is very real now” as in the film, he plays a military veteran with a young daughter.
Davidson and his then-girlfriend, model Elsie Hewitt, welcomed their daughter, Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, on December 12, 2025.
Scottie is named after Davidson’s late father, Scott Davidson, a New York City firefighter who died in the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Davidson has long said he wanted to be a dad. In July 2025, he told Jimmy Fallon, “It’s my dream.”
Davidson and Hewitt ended their romantic relationship in May 2026, but recently celebrated Scottie’s first Halloween together, dressing as characters from The Sopranos.
Davidson gave Hewitt credit for the wardrobe during a November 9 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
How to Rob a Bank is directed by David Leitch and stars Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz and Anna Sawai. It is in theaters now.
