‘Who’s Line Is It Anyway?’ star Tony Slattery dead at 65 after suffering heart attack

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improv show “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” has died. He was 65.Slattery passed away on Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack two days earlier, his family confirmed to the BBC.His partner, Mark Michael Hutchinson, said in a statement, “It is with great sadness we must announce actor and comedian Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away today, Tuesday morning, following a heart attack on Sunday evening.”The Post has reached out to Slattery’s rep.Slattery was honored on social media by other comedians, some of whom appeared on “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”Stephen Fry wrote on Instagram, “So very sad to have lost the wonderful Tony Slattery, just about the gentlest, sweetest soul I ever knew.

Not to mention a screamingly funny and deeply talented wit and clown.”A post shared by Stephen Fry (@stephenfryactually)“A cruel irony that fate should snatch him from us just as he had really begun to emerge from his lifelong battle with so many dark demons,” Fry, 67, continued. “He had started live ‘evenings with’ and his own podcast series.

Lovely, at least, this past year for him to have found to his joyous surprise that he was still remembered and held in great affection.

Love and condolences to Mark, his staunch, devoted life partner of almost 40 years.”Fry and Slattery’s co-star Josie Lawrence wrote on X, “Memories of just laughing a lot.