Pete Davidson is reportedly removing all 70+ of his tattoos. Here's a guide to the comedian's ink.

Claudia WillenOct 2, 2021, 20:17 IST

Pete Davidson is a comedian and actor.Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

Pete Davidson has over 70 tattoos on his body.
The "Saturday Night Live" comedian has ink inspired by past relationships and his favorite movies.
He also has tattoos for his late father, a firefighter who died in the September 11th attacks.

Pete Davidson is reportedly getting rid of the more than 70 tattoos covering his body.

During a virtual Q&A with "The King of Staten Island" cast in December 2020, the 27-year-old "Saturday Night Live" cast member revealed that he's "in the process of getting all his tattoos removed," per Mike McGranaghan, a film critic who attended the event.

Over the years, Davidson's tattoos have become a visual representation of his life story - chronicling romances with past partners, like Cazzie David and Ariana Grande, and paying homage to his father, a firefighter who died in the September 11th terrorist attacks.

While a lot of Davidson's tattoos are light-hearted, like a Winnie the Pooh cartoon and a Hillary Clinton portrait, Davidson began getting ink to hide the marks he gave himself from cutting his chest as a form of self-harm.

"That's why I started getting tats on my chest, to cover them. It's just a release, if you can't get a tattoo... When [I'm] so manic and upset, sometimes that's the only thing that will work for me," he explained during a February 2020 interview with Inked Mag.

Keep reading to see a complete rundown of the comedian's extensive tattoo collection.

Davidson's first tattoo, which is the word "swerve life," was inspired by Big Sean's song "Mercy."

"Swerve life" appears on Pete Davidson's right leg. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

There are two micro-tattoos on his right hand.

Pete Davidson has several small tattoos on his hand. Mike Coppola / Getty Images

He has an electrocardiogram graph on his collarbone.

Pete Davidson has numerous tattoos on his chest. Mike Coppola / Getty Images

Davidson has the alien from the 1996 film "Mars Attacks" on his chest.

Pete Davidson has several film-inspired tattoos. NBC / Getty Images

In 2018, Davidson covered a tattoo that said, "Jokes come and go, but swag is forever" with a giant shark.

Pete Davidson has a shark tattoo. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

Davidson has the word "warning" on his wrist.

Pete Davidson has a tattoo on his hand. Mike Coppola / Getty Images

"93," the last two digits of his birth year, are tattooed in the middle of his chest.

Pete Davidson has the number 93 on his chest. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

His left hand is covered with a map.

Pete Davidson has a map on his hand. Mike Coppola / Getty Images

On his left arm, Davidson has a sinister-looking Willy Wonka tattoo.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos on his arm. Andy Cross / Getty Images

Days after appearing in an "SNL" sketch about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the comedian got a tattoo of the late supreme court justice.

Pete Davidson has a tattoo of the late supreme court justice. Mike Coppola / Getty Images

Davidson covered his "Dangerous Woman" bunny tattoo with a black heart.

Pete Davidson covered his Ariana Grande-inspired tattoo. Raymond Hall / Getty Images; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images

Behind the same ear, he has two X's.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos behind his left ear. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images

A smiley face is directly below the X's.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos on his neck. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images

Davidson got a tattoo of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton after she lost the 2016 election.

Pete Davidson has a tattoo of Hillary Clinton on his right leg. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

Davidson has a series of tattoos - including a ghost, Pac-Man, a plane, and a ski mask - layered on top of each other.

Pete Davidson has a heart cage on his chest. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

A white angel covers the right side of Davidson's back.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos on his back. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

The other side shows a person wearing a black hoodie.

Pete Davidson has numerous back tattoos. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

The phrase "Katy must learn to share her friends..." is on his side.

Pete Davidson has a tattoo on his right side. NBC / Getty Images

Davidson has a large wolf tattooed on his right forearm.

Pete Davidson has a wolf tattoo on his right arm. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

"Redrum," a famous reference to the 1980 film "The Shining," is tattooed on his hand.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos on his hand. Mike Coppola / Getty Images

A self-proclaimed fan of the Harry Potter franchise, Davidson has an Albus Dumbledore quote on his left forearm.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos on his arm. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has several planets tattooed on his left arm.

Pete Davidson is known for his performances on "SNL." Mike Coppola / Getty Images

The words "pure imagination" are written above the planets.

Pete Davidson has numerous tattoos on his arms. Vivien Killilea / Getty Images

Davidson has a tattoo inspired by the hit HBO show "The Sopranos."

Pete Davidson has tattoos all over his body. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

There's also a tattoo that says "Christmas Boy" on his stomach.

Pete Davidson has many tattoos on his stomach. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

In honor of his late father, Davidson has a kneeling firefighter on his upper left arm.

Pete Davidson has a firefighter tattooed on his arm. Robert Kamau / Getty Images

There's a large flower with bees on his side.

Pete Davidson has a flower tattooed on his side. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

Davidson has a tattoo of two hands holding each other on his upper back.

Pete Davidson has a set of hands on his back. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has a cartoon toaster and a drawing of DoodleBob above his elbow.

Pete Davidson has cartoons tattooed on his arm. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

A proud Staten Island native, the comedian has Verrazzano Bridge tattooed on his left shoulder.

Pete Davidson has a tattoo of a bridge on his shoulder. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He got a massive white unicorn tattooed on his right bicep.

Pete Davidson has a horse tattooed on his arm. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has his late father's badge number on his left arm.

Pete Davidson is a comedian. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has three rubber ducks above the "8418" tattoo.

Pete Davidson has tattoos of ducks on his arm. NBC / Getty Images

Davidson and Grande got matching "reborn" tattoos while they were dating.

Pete Davidson got a tattoo that says "reborn." Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images

He has a wild cat on the underside of his left arm.

Pete Davidson has more than 70 tattoos on his body. NBC / Getty Images

Machine Gun Kelly gave Davidson a real leg tattoo that says "Zeke" in their film "Big Time Adolescence."

Pete Davidson has multiple leg tattoos. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He covered a tattoo of Grande's last name with a large black keyhole.

Pete Davidson covered a tattoo of Ariana Grande's name with a black keyhole. Theo Wargo / Getty Images; Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has a quote from the 2006 film "Rocky Balboa" on his back.

Pete Davidson has multiple film-inspired tattoos. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

A quote from the 1982 film "The King of Comedy" is tattooed on his left hip.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has a New York state driver's license, three stars, and a quote tattooed on his right shoulder.

Pete Davidson has a series of tattoos on his shoulder. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

The number "11" is tattooed behind his ear.

Pete Davidson has tattoos behind his left ear. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

Davidson has his birth year on his left arm in addition to the main character from "The Grinch."

Pete Davidson's arms are covered in tattoos. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has a series of micro-tattoos on his fingers, including a kite that covers a tattoo of Grande's initials.

Pete Davidson has numerous tattoos on his hands. Steven Ferdman / Getty Images

"IX," the roman numeral for "9" is tattooed on his left arm.

Pete Davidson has many tattoos. Vivien Killilea / Getty Images

Davidson got a tattoo that says "We babies" on his hand while he was dating Cazzie David.

Pete Davidson has a tattoo on his hand. Ariana Grande/Instagram

He has "thank goodness" written on his chest.

Pete Davidson has the words "thank goodness" on his chest. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He covered the "mille tendresse" tattoo that he got with Ariana Grande with the word "cursed."

Pete Davidson has a tattoo on the back of his neck. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has "f--- you" written on the inside of his right middle finger.

Pete Davidson has multiple hand tattoos. Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images

He has a black scribble tattooed on his right hip.

Pete Davidson has a scribble tattooed on his hip. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

Davidson has a firefighter helmet, a Star of David, and a lotus drawing tattooed on the inside of his left arm.

Pete Davidson has multiple tattoos on his arm. Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

He has the Tootsie pop owl tattooed on the middle of his back.

Pete Davidson has an owl on his back. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has a tattoo of the phrase, "You know bupkis."

Pete Davidson has many tattoos on his chest. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has numerous small tattoos on his hands.

Pete Davidson's hands are covered in tattoos. ANGELA WEISS / Getty Images

"Kanan," the name of his friend's son, is tattooed on his neck.

Pete Davidson has a tattoo on his neck. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He covered his tattoo of his ex Cazzie David with trees and a moon.

Pete Davidson covered his tattoo of Cazzie David. Pete Davidson/Instagram/Buzzfeed; NBC/Getty Images

Next to a tattoo of the painting from "Goodfellas," Davidson has his father's initials on his right arm above a crying heart.

Pete Davidson has many tattoos. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

On his left arm, Davidson has the fireman's prayer, four-leaf clover, and a number.

Pete Davidson has numerous tattoos on his arm. Steven Ferdman / Getty Images

Davidson has boxing gloves on his back.

Pete Davidson has boxing gloves on his back. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He has the word "goon" on his chest along with a one-eyed cartoon.

Pete Davidson is an "SNL" cast member. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

He also has his godson's name on his neck.