Anthony Declan James Slattery was born on November 9, 1959, in Northern London to working class Irish immigrants. He is the youngest of five (Marlene, and the triplets, Christopher, Michael and Stephen). After completing his schooling at Gunnersbury Boy's Grammar School in West London, Tony won a scholarship to study medieval and modern languages at Cambridge University. His special studies there were Spanish Poetry and French Literature. Tony's introduction to the entertainment business came while attending Cambridge. There, he met aspiring actor Stephen Fry, who invited Tony to join the
… More renowned Cambridge Footlights. The Footlights won the very first Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1981 for their production of The Cellar Tapes. Then in 1982, Tony was given the prestigious honor of being named President of the Footlights following such luminaries as Eric Idle, Clive Anderson and Peter Cook. The early part of Tony's career was spent appearing in London clubs. He also made guest appearances on a number of British television shows, before his career took off in theatre, television and UK film.
Due to a personal breakdown, Tony took a break from work, but returned again, at a more relaxed pace
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