British actor Tony Slattery has passed away. He was 65.
The British actor and comedian was famed for his quick wit. He also featured in films like Peter`s Friends (1992), alongside his Cambridge University peers Thompson, Laurie and Fry, and The Crying Game (1989), as per The Hollywood Reporter.
Slattery first broke into television as a regular performer on Chris Tarrant`s follow up to O.T.T., Saturday Stayback (1983), while also appearing for children in Behind the Bike Sheds and the Saturday-morning show TX. In 1988, he quickly became a regular performer on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
After learning about Tony`s demise, fellow comics Richard K. Herring and Al Murray paid tributes.
“Really sad news about Tony Slattery. Such a dazzling talent,” Murray said, while Herring posted: “Oh, Tony.” Lederer wrote on social media: “My best friend in laughter, wit, love, absurdity, being my best man (twice), we adored you — what will we do now.”
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