The star, who has died aged 65, had battled depression and drug addiction which had led to a withdrawal from lucrative work on the UK comedy circuit.
Tony Slattery was rushed to hospital by medics with his sobbing and devastated partner holdings his hand after he suffered a fatal heart attack , friends have told MailOnline.
In the last edition of his podcast before his death at the age of 65, Tony Slattery spoke poignantly about the perils of having therapy - a subject close to his heart after his own mental health stru…
Slattery, who rose to fame in 1980s, appeared on shows such as Have I Got News for You and Whose Line Is It Anyway?
• Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’
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The British comedian, who has died at the age of 65 following a heart attack, now leaves behind his bereft other half, Mark Michael Hutchinson.
Slattery, who was best known for starring on Channel 4 's Whose Line Is It Anyway?, has died following a heart attack after years fighting addiction to cocaine and alcohol.
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Slattery, 65, suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died on Tuesday, his heartbroken partner of almost 40 years revealed.
Tony Slattery, best known as a star of Channel 4's Whose Line Is It Anyway?, passed away aged 65, his heartbroken partner of almost 40 years revealed yesterday.