Anthony Clark, the stand-up comic who played Greg Warner on the CBS sitcom "Yes, Dear" for six seasons, has died. He was 62.
His former co-star Mike O'Malley, who played Jimmy Hughes on the show, announced the death on X on Wednesday, Nov. 11. "Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy," O'Malley wrote, which puts the date of death at Tuesday, Nov. 10. As of Wednesday night, no cause of death or place had been made public, and his family had not released a statement.
From Virginia to stand-up
Clark was born on April 4, 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia, according to his biography). His parents divorced when he was 5, and at 12 he moved with his family to a tobacco farm in Gladys, Virginia, about 50 miles south, where his stepfather lived.
He studied at Emerson College in Boston, where he was named College Entertainer of the Year, and graduated in 1986 with a degree in mass communications. After college he went into stand-up. In 1995 he was one of the young comics on an HBO special hosted by Garry Shandling, alongside Dave Chappelle and Dave Attell.
Small film parts came along at the same time. He played Oakie in "Dogfight" (1991), Billy in "The Thing Called Love" (1993) and a hotel barber in "The Rock" (1996).
Boston Common and Yes, Dear
His first lead role came on NBC. In "Boston Common," which ran from March 1996 to April 1997), Clark played Boyd Pritchett, with Hedy Burress as his sister, Wyleen, and Traylor Howard as Joy Byrnes. The show lasted two seasons and 32 episodes. He followed it with "Soul Man," where he played Rev. Todd Tucker for 25 episodes from 1997 to 1998.
His longest run came on CBS. "Yes, Dear," created by Alan Kirschenbaum and Gregory Thomas Garcia, premiered on Oct. 2, 2000. Clark played Greg, a film-industry businessman married to Kim (Jean Louisa Kelly). Kim's sister Christine (Liza Snyder) and her husband, Jimmy (O'Malley), move into the Warners' guest house with their two rowdy boys, Dominic and Logan.
The show ran six seasons and 122 episodes. Its last episode aired on Feb. 15, 2006.
After the sitcom
Later in 2006, Clark hosted the fourth season of "Last Comic Standing." He kept acting in smaller projects, including the films "Say Uncle" (2005), "Grad Night" (2006) and "My Uncle Rafael" (2012), and an episode of the series "West of Liberty" in 2019.
O'Malley's post is the only public statement so far. No cause of death has been confirmed, and no funeral or memorial plans have been announced. Edit USA will add details if Clark's family or representatives release more information.
