‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Comedian Was 65

Tony Slattery, a British actor and comic recognized for his improv expertise on Channel 4’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” died on Tuesday. He was 65.

Slattery’s longtime associate, Mark Michael Hutchinson, confirmed the information to the BBC, saying that he died after having a coronary heart assault. “It’s with nice unhappiness we should announce actor and comic Tony Slattery, aged 65, has handed away at this time, Tuesday morning, following a coronary heart assault on Sunday night,” Hutchinson stated in a press release.

Slattery was a daily on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” which options performers taking part in short-form improvisation video games primarily based on recommendations from a stay viewers, from 1988 to 1995. He additionally held roles in movies like comedies “How you can Get Forward in Promoting” (1989) and “Peter’s Pals” (1992), in addition to crime thriller “The Crying Recreation” (1992).

Born on Nov. 9, 1959 in Stonebridge, North London, Slattery acquired his begin in theater whereas finding out on the College of Cambridge. It was there that he met Stephen Fry, who invited him to affix the scholar sketch comedy group the Cambridge Footlights. Throughout his time within the group, of which he finally grew to become president, Slattery’s contemporaries included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Sandi Toksvig, Jan Ravens and Richard Vranch.

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