Anthony Clark (actor)

Anthony Clark is an American actor and comedian who starred in the television series Yes, Dear, in which he played the character Greg Warner.[1]

Anthony Clark
Born
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1991–present

Early life

Clark was born in Lynchburg, Virginia.[2] His father was a factory worker and his mother owned a general store.[3] His parents divorced when he was five. When he was 12, the family moved to a tobacco farm 50 miles south to Gladys, Virginia, where his stepfather lived.[2] Clark was named College Entertainer of the Year while studying at Emerson College.[4] Clark graduated from Emerson in 1986 with a degree in mass communications.[3] After college, Clark broke into stand-up comedy, performing gigs at Los Angeles comedy clubs.[2]

Career

Clark began his career as a stand-up comedian. Clark was a feature on a 1995 HBO young comedians special hosted by Garry Shandling along with Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell and Louis C.K.[5]

Before landing a regular starring television role, Clark appeared in several small film roles[2] such as a supporting role as "Billy" in Peter Bogdanovich's The Thing Called Love starring River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, and Dermot Mulroney; and as Paul, the flamboyant hotel barber in 1996's The Rock.[6][7] In 1995 and 1996, he also had a recurring role on the sitcom Ellen.[8]

His first starring role was in the short-lived television comedy series Boston Common.[2] He then appeared in another short-lived series as a main cast member in Soul Man.[9]

In 2000, Clark landed the role of Greg Warner in the television comedy Yes, Dear. For this role, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award (along with co-star Jean Louisa Kelly as the Most Popular Mom & Dad in a Television Series) and a Prism Award. Along with Mike O'Malley, his Yes, Dear co-star, he appears in Alan Jackson's 2005 music video for "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues".[10] In March 2006, CBS cancelled Yes, Dear after 6 seasons, when Clark was hired to host NBC's Last Comic Standing.[11]

In 2011, opposite Missi Pyle and John Michael Higgins, Clark starred as Jack Schumacher in the comedy My Uncle Rafael.[12]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1991DogfightOakie
1993The Thing Called LoveBilly
1994Teresa's TattooMooney
1995HourglassJimmy Jardine
1996The RockPaul the Hotel Barber
2000Killing CinderellaBrad
2002Paid in FullRico's Buddy #1
2003Beat Boys Beat GirlsGichiShort film
2005Say UncleRussell Trotter
2006Grad NightDJ
2012My Uncle RafaelJack

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistTony (voice)
1995-1996EllenWill Davies4 episodes
1996-1997Boston CommonBoyd PritchettMain role, 32 episodes
1997-1998Soul ManRev. Todd TuckerMain role, 25 episodes
1998The Wonderful World of DisneyTucker (voice)Episode: Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
2000-2006Yes, DearGreg WarnerMain role, 122 episodes
2006Last Comic StandingHimselfHost, Season 4
2019West of LibertyEpisode #1.1

References

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