Tony Slattery
Tony Declan James Slattery (born 9 November 1959) is an English actor and comedian. He has appeared on British television regularly since the mid-1980s, most notably as a regular on the Channel 4 improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? His serious and comedic film work has included roles in The Crying Game, Peter's Friends and How to Get Ahead in Advertising.
Slattery was born in Stonebridge, north London, into a working-class background, the fifth and last child of Irish immigrants, Michael and Margaret Slattery.[1] He was much younger than his sister, Marlene, and his triplet brothers, Christopher, Michael and Stephen.[citation needed]
In 2019 Slattery revealed that he had been abused by a priest at the age of eight, but had never told his parents; he believes the event contributed to his unstable character later in life.[2] He was educated at Gunnersbury Boys' Grammar School in west London and won a scholarship to read Modern and Medieval Languages at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, specialising in French literature and Spanish poetry. Slattery held a black belt in judo and represented England internationally in the under-15s.[3]
At the University of Cambridge, Slattery discovered a love of the theatre, taking delight in making people laugh. He met Stephen Fry, who invited him to join the Cambridge Footlights. Other members at that time included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Sandi Toksvig, Jan Ravens and Richard Vranch.
In 1981, Slattery, Fry, Laurie, Thompson and Toksvig won the inaugural Perrier Award for their revue The Cellar Tapes. The following year, Slattery was made President of the Footlights. During his tenure, the touring annual revue was Premises Premises.
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