Anthony Clark (actor)


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

Early life

Clark was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. His father was a factory worker and his mother owned a general store. Clark was named College Entertainer of the Year while studying at Emerson College. Clark graduated from Emerson in 1986 with a degree in mass communications. After college, Clark broke into stand-up comedy.

Career

Before landing a regular starring television role, Clark starred in the short-lived television comedy series Boston Common and Soul Man. He had also had a recurring role on Ellen. 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. In 1993, he had a supporting role as "Billy" in Peter Bogdanovich's The Thing Called Love starring River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis and Dermot Mulroney. In 1996, he appeared in The Rock as Paul, the flamboyant hotel barber. In 1996-97, Clark starred as Boyd Pritchet in the short lived series Boston Common.
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 and a Prism Award. The show ended in 2006.
That same year, Clark was named by NBC as the new host of reality competition series Last Comic Standing, which aired in the summer of 2006. Along with Mike O'Malley, Anthony appears in Alan Jackson's music video for "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues".
In 2011, opposite Missi Pyle and John Michael Higgins, Clark starred as Jack Schumacher in the comedy My Uncle Rafael.

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
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
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistTony
1995-1996EllenWill Davies4 episodes
1996-1997Boston CommonBoyd PritchettMain role, 32 episodes
1997-1998Soul ManRev. Todd TuckerMain role, 25 episodes
1998The Wonderful World of DisneyTucker Episode: Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
2000-2006Yes, DearGreg WarnerMain role, 122 episodes