- He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and in 1981, along with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Penny Dwyer and Paul Shearer, he became the winner of the first ever Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
- A compilation of Cambridge Footlights sketches appears on the "Bit of Fry and Laurie" DVDs. One of these moments was Tony Slattery performing a heartfelt song he'd written about the murder of John Lennon, "I'm going to shoot somebody Famous".
- Was Rector of Dundee University between 1998 and 2001.
- Member of the Cambridge Footlights (1982-1983).
- Born to emigrated Irish parents.
- Appearing on "Ready Steady Cook" with Phyllida Law (January 2010)
- Attended Cambridge University.
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