Anthony Clark, Comedian and 'Yes, Dear' Star, Dies at 62

Anthony Clark, the stand-up comedian who played Greg Warner for six seasons on CBS's "Yes, Dear," has died at 62, his former co-star Mike O'Malley announced. Deadline reported he died from complications related to pneumonia and the flu.

Nov 13, 2026 - 09:13

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Anthony Clark, the stand-up comedian who became a network sitcom lead as Greg Warner on CBS's "Yes, Dear," has died. He was 62. His former co-star Mike O'Malley announced the news on social media on Wednesday, Nov. 11, writing that Clark had died the day before, and the death was reported by Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets.

Deadline reported that Clark died from complications related to pneumonia and the flu. The Los Angeles Times and UPI also cited pneumonia-related complications, attributing that detail to Deadline's reporting. Clark's longtime manager, Barry Katz, confirmed the death in statements to the Los Angeles Times and to ABC News.

Tributes from co-stars and colleagues

"Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy," O'Malley wrote. "When my wife Lisa and I were dating back in the mid-nineties, Anthony was already famous in Boston, regularly selling out comedy shows. The first time we saw him at The Comedy Connection we laughed and laughed and laughed. He was so unique — one of those comics who is laughing along with you at the absurdity of his stories and observations."

O'Malley added, as quoted by Variety, "I was a fan before I was a friend. We spoke on the phone three weeks ago. He had us laughing loudly once again." He said he had attached snapshots from the final episode of "Yes, Dear," which he noted ended 20 years ago after 122 episodes. According to The Hollywood Reporter and ABC News, O'Malley also wrote that Clark "invested his money well and essentially retired after we wrapped."

Greg Garcia, who created "Yes, Dear" with Alan Kirschenbaum and later created NBC's "My Name Is Earl," told Deadline: "I've been very lucky to be friends with some of the funniest people in the world, and Anthony Clark had the most insane sense of humor of all of them." Garcia said the two had reconnected over the previous two or three years through monthly phone calls and that Clark had offered him advice when he began trying stand-up comedy himself.

Katz described Clark as "one of the funniest and most talented comedians and actors I have ever had the pleasure of watching," the Los Angeles Times reported, adding that "he will be missed for the joy, happiness, and love he brought to everyone he worked with." Comedian Nick Swardson wrote on Instagram, according to the Times, that Clark had been "one of my best friends for a long time" and that he had opened for him for years.

From Lynchburg to Boston's comedy clubs

Clark was born April 4, 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia, and was raised in Gladys, according to the Los Angeles Times, which reported that he was the son of a factory worker and a general store owner. Roanoke station WDBJ7 reported that he attended William Campbell High School in Campbell County before his family moved to Lynchburg, and that he graduated from Brookville High School in 1981.

He studied at Emerson College in Boston, graduating in 1986 with a degree in mass communication, The Hollywood Reporter said. While at Emerson he won the Top College Comedian Award from the American Collegiate Talent Showcase. He worked as a stand-up while still in school and became a draw on the Boston comedy circuit before moving to Los Angeles, where he was a fixture of the club scene through the 1990s, the Times reported.

In 1995, Clark was featured in HBO's "Young Comedians" special hosted by Garry Shandling, alongside Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K. and Dave Attell, according to the Times, Deadline and Rolling Stone. In a 2006 interview with The Comic's Comic cited by The Hollywood Reporter, he said, "I love stand-up because the reaction is immediate. There's no director. There's no writer. No producer. There's just you."

Film roles and "Boston Common"

Clark's screen work began in the early 1990s. The Los Angeles Times reported that his feature debut was the 1991 drama "Dogfight," in which he played a Marine named Oakie opposite River Phoenix, and that he reunited with Phoenix in 1993's "The Thing Called Love," a country-music drama that also starred Sandra Bullock. Deadline, which noted the film was directed by Peter Bogdanovich, also highlighted his turn as a flamboyant hairdresser who cuts Sean Connery's hair in Michael Bay's "The Rock."

His first lead television role came in 1996 on NBC's "Boston Common," in which he played Boyd, a Virginian who moves to Boston to keep an eye on his sister after she starts college and ends up working for the student union. The series ran for two seasons, from 1996 to 1997, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He later led the short-lived CBS sitcom "Soul Man," and his other credits included "Ellen," "Say Uncle," "My Uncle Rafael" and, most recently, "West of Liberty."

Six seasons of "Yes, Dear"

"Yes, Dear" premiered on CBS in 2000 and ran for six seasons through 2006. The comedy followed two young couples with sharply contrasting views on parenting. Clark played Greg Warner, a Hollywood businessman, opposite Jean Louisa Kelly as his wife, Kim, while O'Malley played his brother-in-law Jimmy Hughes and Liza Snyder played Kim's sister Christine, USA Today reported.

Variety recalled that the show never drew major critical acclaim and that, in 2005, the trade described it as the "little-comedy-that-could" as it made "a strong play for another season." Rolling Stone reported that the series became a hit with audiences and had an even longer run in syndication.

In 2006, Clark served as host of NBC's competition series "Last Comic Standing," Deadline reported. Katz told Deadline that after pulling away from Hollywood, Clark had been buying and selling real estate, and Rolling Stone reported that he had worked in real estate for the past two decades.