Tony Slattery, the British comic and actor who starred within the improv present “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” has died. He was 65.
Slattery handed away on Tuesday morning after struggling a coronary heart assault two days earlier, his household confirmed to the BBC.
His companion, Mark Michael Hutchinson, stated in an announcement, “It’s with nice disappointment we should announce actor and comic Tony Slattery, aged 65, has handed away at present, Tuesday morning, following a coronary heart assault on Sunday night.”
The Put up has reached out to Slattery’s rep.
Slattery was honored on social media by different comedians, a few of whom appeared on “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”
Stephen Fry wrote on Instagram, “So very unhappy to have misplaced the fantastic Tony Slattery, simply concerning the gentlest, sweetest soul I ever knew. To not point out a screamingly humorous and deeply gifted wit and clown.”
“A merciless irony that destiny ought to snatch him from us simply as he had actually begun to emerge from his lifelong battle with so many darkish demons,” Fry, 67, continued. “He had began reside ‘evenings with’ and his personal podcast collection. Pretty, at the very least, this previous 12 months for him to have discovered to his joyous shock that he was nonetheless remembered and held in nice affection. Love and condolences to Mark, his staunch, devoted life companion of just about 40 years.”
Fry and Slattery’s co-star Josie Lawrence wrote on X, “Reminiscences of simply laughing so much. Playing around and laughing. He was gifted type humorous and delightful. Sending love and condolences to fantastic Mark. Relaxation in peace now Tony.”
Helen Lederer equally remembered Slattery on Instagram, writing, “My greatest good friend in laughter, wit, love, absurdity, being my greatest man (twice), we adored you – what’s going to we do now. Tony Slattery 1959-2025.”
Al Murray stated on X, “Actually unhappy information about Tony Slattery. Such a blinding expertise.”
Slattery was born in Middlesex, England, and attended the College of Cambridge, the place he joined the varsity’s sketch comedy troupe alongside Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Sandi Toksvig.
He first broke into tv on the late-night comedy present “Saturday Stayback” in 1983.
In 1988, Slattery grew to become an everyday on “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” The improv present aired on Channel 4 with host Clive Anderson. Slattery left the present after Season 7; it ended three seasons later.
As an actor, Slattery notably appeared in Kenneth Branagh’s 1992 comedy movie “Peter’s Mates” along with his former friends Fry, Laurie and Thompson.
Slattery’s resume additionally contains the movies “The Crying Recreation,” “Forward of the Class,” “To Die For” and “The Marriage ceremony Deal with,” and the exhibits “Behind the Bike Sheds,” “That’s Love,” “Coronation Avenue” and “Kingdom.”
He did theater at London’s West Finish, as properly, and obtained an Olivier Award nomination for Tim Firth’s “Neville’s Island.”
In 2019, Slattery instructed The Guardian that he suffered a psychological breakdown in 1996 when he was 36. He beforehand handled psychological well being struggles and drug and alcohol habit.
“I had a really comfortable time till I went barely barmy,” he stated within the interview.
He additionally spoke about being bipolar, saying, “The manic a part of me was not due to the medicine and alcohol. I feel it was there already. However the medicine and alcohol actually ignited it.”
Slattery is survived by Hutchinson, his companion of greater than 30 years. They met whereas performing in “Me and My Lady” within the ’80s.