SNL funnyman Pete Davidson to produce, write, and star in Netflix’s Joey Ramone biopic

SNL funnyman Pete Davidson to produce, write, and star in Netflix’s Joey Ramone biopic

Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson will co-produce, co-write, and portray Ramones frontman Joey Ramone in Netflix’s fully-authorized biopic, I Slept with Joey Ramone.

The 27-year-old comedian and director Jason Orley will head up the small-screen adaptation of the 2009 memoir written by Joey’s brother Mickey Leigh. 

The Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee also helmed Pete’s 2020 Netflix comedy special Alive from New York as well as his 2019 Hulu dramedy Big Time Adolescence.  

Joey Ramone pictured in 1983

Punk icon: Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson (L) will co-produce, co-write, and portray Ramones frontman Joey Ramone (R) in Netflix’s fully-authorized biopic, I Slept with Joey Ramone

The STXfilms movie news was announced on the 20th anniversary of Ramone’s (born Jeffrey Ross Hyman) death, age 49, following a seven-year battle with lymphoma.

‘When you share a bed with someone – and not just a bed, but a childhood, a family, and a lifetime – you know that person better than anybody else,’ STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said on JoeyRamone.com.

‘Mickey Leigh not only collaborated with his big brother’s band – he has irreplaceable memories of and insights into Joey Ramone, having supported him when no one else would and witnessed him overcome adversity in the most dramatic way.

‘I Slept with Joey Ramone is a great rock anthem that will make an equally great rock biopic, set apart by a universal story of family. Pete is perfect for this role and we’re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix.’ 

New gig! The 27-year-old comedian and director Jason Orley will head up the small-screen adaptation of the 2009 memoir written by Joey's brother Mickey Leigh (R)

New gig! The 27-year-old comedian and director Jason Orley will head up the small-screen adaptation of the 2009 memoir written by Joey’s brother Mickey Leigh (R)

Teaming up a third time! The Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee (M, pictured in 2018) also helmed Pete's 2020 Netflix comedy special Alive from New York as well as his 2019 Hulu dramedy Big Time Adolescence

Teaming up a third time! The Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee (M, pictured in 2018) also helmed Pete’s 2020 Netflix comedy special Alive from New York as well as his 2019 Hulu dramedy Big Time Adolescence

RIP: The STXfilms movie news was announced on the 20th anniversary of Ramone's (born Jeffrey Ross Hyman) death, age 49, following a seven-year battle with lymphoma

RIP: The STXfilms movie news was announced on the 20th anniversary of Ramone’s (born Jeffrey Ross Hyman) death, age 49, following a seven-year battle with lymphoma

I wanna be sedated: The legendary New York punk band - founded in 1974 - were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and they won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 (pictured in 1976)

I wanna be sedated: The legendary New York punk band – founded in 1974 – were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and they won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 (pictured in 1976)

The legendary New York punk band – founded in 1974 – were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and they won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

But first, Davidson has a cameo as bumbling mercenary Richard ‘Dick’ Hertz/Blackguard in James Gunn’s sequel The Suicide Squad, which hits UK/US theaters on August 6.

The King of Staten Island producer-star last made headlines on Sunday for seemingly confirming his romance with Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor. 

Hitting UK/US theaters on August 6! But first, Davidson has a cameo as bumbling mercenary Richard 'Dick' Hertz/Blackguard in James Gunn's sequel The Suicide Squad

Hitting UK/US theaters on August 6! But first, Davidson has a cameo as bumbling mercenary Richard ‘Dick’ Hertz/Blackguard in James Gunn’s sequel The Suicide Squad

'I'm with my celebrity crush!' The King of Staten Island producer-star last made headlines on Sunday for seemingly confirming his romance with Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor

Phoebe Dynevor pictured Sunday at the Bafta Film Awards

‘I’m with my celebrity crush!’ The King of Staten Island producer-star last made headlines on Sunday for seemingly confirming his romance with Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor (R)

‘I’m with my celebrity crush,’ Pete gushed during a virtual conversation with Marquette University students.

‘That is all I can speak on.’

Since 2018, Davidson has been romantically linked to the likes of Kaia Gerber, Margaret Qualley, Kate Beckinsale, Ariana Grande, and Cazzie David.