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Anthony Clark is an American actor and comedian who starred in the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, in which he played the character Greg Warner.[1]
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Anthony Clark | |
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Born | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1991–present |
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]
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]
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Dogfight | Oakie | |
1993 | The Thing Called Love | Billy | |
1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Mooney | |
1995 | Hourglass | Jimmy Jardine | |
1996 | The Rock | Paul the Hotel Barber | |
2000 | Killing Cinderella | Brad | |
2002 | Paid in Full | Rico's Buddy #1 | |
2003 | Beat Boys Beat Girls | Gichi | Short film |
2005 | Say Uncle | Russell Trotter | |
2006 | Grad Night | DJ | |
2012 | My Uncle Rafael | Jack |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Tony (voice) | |
1995-1996 | Ellen | Will Davies | 4 episodes |
1996-1997 | Boston Common | Boyd Pritchett | Main role, 32 episodes |
1997-1998 | Soul Man | Rev. Todd Tucker | Main role, 25 episodes |
1998 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Tucker (voice) | Episode: Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery |
2000-2006 | Yes, Dear | Greg Warner | Main role, 122 episodes |
2006 | Last Comic Standing | Himself | Host, Season 4 |
2019 | West of Liberty | Episode #1.1 |
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