How Pete Davidson Ended Up Stripping Down to His Underwear for a Cameo in ‘I Want You Back’
variety.comI Want You Back,” Pete Davidson has a small but very memorable cameo where he gives partygoers molly, gets on a roof, strips off his clothes and jumps into a jacuzzi.
At the film’s Los Angeles premiere, director Jason Orley revealed how he snagged the “SNL” star last minute for the role.“I didn’t even tell him what he’s doing,” Orley said. “I said, ‘Can you come down for a night?’ and he said ‘Sure!’ And he showed up and I said, ‘Okay, get up on this ledge and take off your clothes.’ And he was like, ‘What are you talking about?'”Orley first worked with Davidson on “Big Time Adolescence,” his 2019 directorial debut where the actor played a 23-year old burnout who is best friends with a high schooler.
Orley went on to direct Davidson’s stand up special “Pete Davidson: Alive From New York,” which premiered on Netflix a year later.
According to Orley, for the “I Want You Back” cameo, Davidson was strapped to the ledge of the roof from his underwear. He then had to jump from high up onto a protective pads on the ground.
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