The 33-year was one of the many first responders killed in the line of duty on that fateful day back in 2001. Casey Davidson was just 3 years old at the time of her dad’s death, while Pete Davidson was 7.
, Pete shared that he wanted to take an honest approach when telling his story.
"It's pretty transparent as I could be," he told E! News."We really wanted to follow this family and tragedy and how it affected them. And we wanted to show how you could overcome tragedy through life experiences.""The King of Staten Island" was for him, Pete Davidson reflected on the filming experience, saying it helped process his emotions.
"I think when you're able to share a story like this at this magnitude and with so many people, it really allowed me to be as open and honest as I could be and it helped me deal with a lot of my personal demons. This was something, one of the goals for this film was to allow me to put my past behind me and I think we were able to do that."," sharing that he had donated to Answer The Call and explained his family's deep connection to the charity.in June 2020.
President Joe Biden participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks