Anthony Clark (actor)

Anthony Higgins Clark (born April 4, 1964) 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
Anthony Higgins Clark

(1964-04-04) April 4, 1964
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActor, 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 5 and when he was 12, the family moved to a tobacco farm 50 miles south, 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 had 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, after Clark was hired to host NBC's Last Comic Standing.[11][12]

In 2011, opposite Missi Pyle and John Michael Higgins, Clark starred as Jack Schumacher in the comedy My Uncle Rafael.[13]

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
  1. "Anthony Clark". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  2. Judith Michaelson (April 17, 1996). "The Old College Try : Anthony Clark is working his hardest to help 'Boston Common' make the grade. So far, for him and the sitcom, the results have been first-class". Los Angeles Times.
  3. "Clark's Lark". People. January 29, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2002.
  4. "Anthony Clark as Greg Warner". CBS. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  5. Sean L. McCarthy (July 29, 2008). "Time capsule: 1995 Young Comedians Show". Comic's Comic.
  6. Mary Colgan (March 8, 2006). "The Thing Called Love: Director's Cut (1993)". Pop Matters.
  7. "Anthony Clark (Best of, Part 2 of 2) - Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz". Apple.
  8. Neil Wilkes (March 3, 2006). "New host for 'Last Comic Standing'". Digital Spy.
  9. Lauren Beale (May 18, 2015). "Actor Anthony Clark sells wood-interior Hollywood Hills home to his tenant". Los Angeles Times.
  10. "Superstar Alan Jackson Revs Up 'The Talkin' Song Repair Blues' with New Video". Top 40 Charts. April 21, 2005.
  11. Colin Mahan (March 7, 2006). "The grim reaper says Yes, Dear". tv.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  12. Lisa de Moraes (March 3, 2006). "Violence! Violence! Violence! Burps! Nose Picking!". Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  13. Nigel M. Smith (October 3, 2011). "Award-Winning Comedy "My Uncle Rafael" Lands Home at Slater Brothers Entertainment". Indie Wire.
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