Pete Davidson to play punk rocker Joey Ramone in Netflix biopic

Pete Davidson will play punk rocker Joey Ramone in a Netflix biopic, the streaming giant said (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/Netflix)

Pete Davidson will play punk rocker Joey Ramone in a Netflix biopic, the streaming giant said.

The Saturday Night Live comedian, 27, will star in I Slept With Joey Ramone, based on the memoir of the same name by the late singer’s brother, Mickey Leigh.