"Who's Line Is It Anyway?" comedian Tony Slattery has died

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The comedian Tony Slattery who was a series regular on "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" in the UK has passed away from a heart attack. He was 65.

I read an interview he gave in the past few years and thought that he was on the way back to performing but god love him, he had a terrible time with drink and drugs.

May he rest in peace.

Such a talent. Loved him in Peter's Friends. A troubled soul. May he rest in peace.

Thanks for the reco @DonutDogBasket , I've added it to my list.

It only started in October :(

he was good looking when younger, very sad loss

Absolutely LOVED him as Sidney Snell in Kingdom.. Chasing after Stephen Frys "Peter Kingdom.." MR KINGGGGGGGGDOM" and waving a load of documents... His romancing of Gloria was a thing to behold.. 💔 💔 💔 💔

This is very sad - I loved him in 'Whose Line'. It was a shock to see him in the documentary a few years ago.

Gorgeous and funny man, remembering whose line is it anyway, it was brilliant.

I absolutely loved him on WLIIA, and am another one who had a crush on him, such a gorgeous, funny, clever man.
RIP

He had a manic energy and was very funny.

I read a little about his wider life, it was very hard for him. I did think his partner must have been a great thing despite the abuse and torment he suffered on the quiet.

Did anyone else watch in 1993 "Just a Gigalo" there was one series , 7 episodes ?

What strikes me about the coverage of his life struggles and death is the skirting over of the details of the abuse he suffered as a child (if it's mentioned at all). To be clear he was raped by a priest as an 8 year old. I don't want that to be the defining characteristic of his life but my God he fought hard against the trauma of that 💔

Yes I am pretty sure I watched this.

I'm really aching about this. He was just sooohhhhh beautiful - I hadn't realised he was gay and also had a huge crush on him. Frankly I'm just happy with memories of appreciating him like art.

I hadn't realised he'd been sexually assaulted either... maybe without that, his life would have been longer and happier.

RIP and best wishes to his loved ones.

I remember both of those so well and watched regularly. All that energy. President of Footlights too. Thinking of his partner who must be devastated after so many years together.

His friend Stephen Fry said he was the sweetest and gentlest soul. What a lovely epitaph.

Ok. Mumsnet doesn’t like the link.

Tony’s friend, Allan, has set up a crowdfunder to cover the costs of Tony’s funeral. If you have a couple of quid to spare then google it and see if you can find it. Alternatively, go to Tony’s Twitter page and it should be on there.

If anyone is interested.

Oh no ! I loved whose line is it anyway as youngster in the 90s! I also had a huge crush on him! May he rest in peace

Maybe Stephen can cover his funeral costs then instead of a crowd funded