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Anthony Clark Biography: Yes, Dear Star and Stand-Up Comic

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Anthony Clark Biography: Yes, Dear Star and Stand-Up Comic

Anthony Clark biography: Anthony Higgins Clark (April 4, 1964 – November 10, 2026) was an American actor and stand-up comedian best known as Greg Warner on the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, which ran for six seasons and 122 episodes. A Boston comedy-club regular who became a sitcom lead, he also starred in Boston Common and Soul Man and hosted season four of Last Comic Standing. He died on November 10, 2026, aged 62.

Quick facts

  • Full name: Anthony Higgins Clark
  • Born: April 4, 1964, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
  • Died: November 10, 2026 (aged 62)
  • Nationality: American
  • Occupation: Actor, stand-up comedian
  • Known for: Greg Warner on Yes, Dear; Boston Common; Soul Man; hosting Last Comic Standing
  • Years active: 1991–2026
  • Family: No spouse or children have been publicly identified

Early life and background

Anthony Clark was born on April 4, 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia. His father worked on a General Electric assembly line, and his mother was a bookkeeper who owned a general store. His parents divorced when he was five, and at the age of 12 he moved with his family to a tobacco farm in Gladys, Virginia, about 20 miles south of Lynchburg, where his stepfather lived.

Clark studied at Emerson College in Boston, graduating in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications. At Emerson he was named College Entertainer of the Year and won the American Collegiate Talent Showcase’s Top College Comedian Award in 1986. His comedy instructor at Emerson was Denis Leary, who went on to become a prominent comedian and actor himself.

Stand-up beginnings

Clark began performing stand-up comedy in Boston while still a student, becoming a regular at the Comedy Connection and touring colleges across the United States. He went on to play New York’s Caroline’s and Catch a Rising Star, and appeared on MTV’s Half-Hour Comedy Hour and the late-night talk shows of Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien.

His breakthrough as a comic came in 1995, when he was featured on HBO’s Young Comedians Special, hosted by Garry Shandling, alongside Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell and Louis C.K. The special put him on the map as one of the most promising stand-ups of his generation and led directly to television work.

Breakthrough: Boston Common and Soul Man

Clark’s first starring television role came in 1996, when NBC cast him as Boyd Pritchett in Boston Common, a sitcom created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick — Mutchnick had known Clark since their Emerson College days. The show ran for two seasons and 32 episodes from 1996 to 1997.

He followed it with another leading role, as the Reverend Todd Tucker in ABC’s Soul Man (1997–1998), opposite Dan Aykroyd. The series ran for 25 episodes. Around the same time he took a recurring role as Will Davies on Ellen (1995–1996), appearing in four episodes, and built a film résumé that included Dogfight (1991), The Thing Called Love (1993) and a memorable turn as Paul, the flamboyant hotel barber, in The Rock (1996).

Yes, Dear: six seasons as Greg Warner

Clark’s defining role arrived in 2000, when CBS cast him as Greg Warner in Yes, Dear, a sitcom created by Greg Garcia and Alan Kirschenbaum. Greg was a put-upon Los Angeles film-studio executive, married to Kim (Jean Louisa Kelly) and living next door to her sister Christine (Liza Snyder) and her husband Jimmy (Mike O’Malley), whose chaotic parenting style was a constant source of friction — and comedy.

The series premiered on October 2, 2000, and ran for six seasons and 122 episodes, with its final episode airing on February 15, 2006. Clark appeared in every episode. The show became a reliable performer for CBS in the Monday-night comedy block, and Greg Warner remains the role for which Clark is best remembered. In 2004, Clark and Jean Louisa Kelly were jointly nominated for a Young Artist Award as the most popular mom and dad in a television series; the show also earned a Prism Award nomination.

Later career

After Yes, Dear ended, NBC hired Clark in 2006 to host the fourth season of Last Comic Standing, replacing Jay Mohr. He continued to work in film, with roles in Say Uncle (2005) and My Uncle Rafael (2012), and returned to his stand-up roots with the comedy special Anthony Clark: Ambiguous in 2012. In 2005 he appeared alongside Mike O’Malley in Alan Jackson’s music video for “The Talkin’ Song Repair Blues”.

Death and tributes

Anthony Clark died on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the age of 62. The news was announced the following day by his Yes, Dear co-star Mike O’Malley, who posted on X and Instagram: “Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy. … I was a fan before I was a friend. We spoke on the phone three weeks ago. He had us laughing loudly once again.”

Deadline reported that he died from complications related to pneumonia, but no official cause of death has been confirmed; other outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter and the Los Angeles Times, said no cause had been disclosed. His longtime manager, Barry Katz, told People that Clark’s “undeniable joy, happiness, and love were contagious to all he worked with.” Tributes followed from Yes, Dear co-creator Greg Garcia and from fellow comedians, including Nick Swardson, who called Clark a longtime best friend.

Clark kept his private life out of the public eye. No major obituary names a spouse or children, and no reliable source has publicly identified a partner or family survivors.

Net worth snapshot

At the time of his death, Anthony Clark’s net worth was estimated at $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth — built on six seasons of Yes, Dear, his earlier sitcom leads, stand-up touring and Los Angeles real-estate investing. Read the full breakdown in Anthony Clark’s net worth.

Frequently asked questions

When did Anthony Clark die?

Anthony Clark died on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. He was 62. His death was announced the next day, November 11, by his Yes, Dear co-star Mike O’Malley.

What was Anthony Clark best known for?

Anthony Clark was best known as Greg Warner on the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, which ran from 2000 to 2006 for six seasons and 122 episodes. Before that he starred in Boston Common (1996–1997) and Soul Man (1997–1998), and hosted season four of Last Comic Standing in 2006.

What was Anthony Clark’s cause of death?

No official cause of death has been confirmed. Deadline reported that he died from complications related to pneumonia; other major outlets said no cause had been disclosed at the time of the announcement.

Was Anthony Clark married?

There is no publicly available information about a wife, partner or children. No major obituary names a spouse, and Clark kept his private life out of the public eye.

How did Anthony Clark start in comedy?

Clark started in stand-up while studying at Emerson College in Boston, performing at the Comedy Connection and touring colleges. He was named College Entertainer of the Year at Emerson, won the Top College Comedian Award in 1986, and was featured on HBO’s Young Comedians Special in 1995.

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