The comic who held the straight-man line through six seasons of CBS family chaos was selling out Boston clubs long before a network ever called.
Anthony Clark, the stand-up comedian and actor who played Greg Warner on the CBS sitcom “Yes, Dear,” died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at 62, and his longtime manager, Barry Katz, confirmed the death.
No official cause of death has been confirmed, though reports say Clark died from complications related to pneumonia.
A Fan Before a Friend
His “Yes, Dear” co-star Mike O’Malley announced the death Wednesday, Nov. 11, in posts on X and Instagram, pairing the tribute with behind-the-scenes photographs from the sitcom. “Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy,” O’Malley wrote.
O’Malley traced the friendship to The Comedy Connection in Boston, where he first watched Clark work a crowd. He and his wife, Lisa, were dating in the mid-1990s, and Clark was already a name in the city, selling out his shows regularly. O’Malley described a singular performer, a comic who found his own stories and observations as absurd as the audience did and laughed along with the room. “I was a fan before I was a friend,” he wrote.
The two spent six seasons together on a CBS soundstage. In his Nov. 11 tribute post, O’Malley said he had spoken with Clark by phone shortly before his death. “We spoke on the phone three weeks ago. He had us laughing loudly once again.”
Retired After the Final Episode
O’Malley also wrote in the Instagram tribute that Clark “essentially retired” after wrapping the final episode of “Yes, Dear,” having “invested his money well.”
“Yes, Dear” arrived on CBS in 2000 and ran six seasons, finishing after 122 episodes in 2006. The multi-camera comedy followed two couples living in close proximity with sharply contrasting ideas about raising children, and Clark played the straight-man husband and father holding the line amid the chaos alongside Jean Louisa Kelly and Liza Snyder. The same year the show ended, he moved to NBC to host the fourth season of “Last Comic Standing.”
One of My First Clients
Katz posted his own tribute on Instagram. “Anthony Clark was one of my first clients,” he wrote, adding that Clark was “Arguably one of the funniest people that I have ever met in my lifetime.”
“I’ve known Anthony since his first performances and acting jobs and I was honored to represent him,” Katz said in a further statement. “He brought joy, happiness, and unconditional love to everyone he worked with. The world will miss him.”
Greg Garcia, co-creator of “Yes, Dear,” said in a statement that he has been fortunate to count some of the funniest people in the world as friends, and that Clark “had the most insane sense of humor of all of them.” Comedian Nick Swardson wrote in an Instagram tribute that Clark had been among his closest friends for years, and that the laughter never let up when the two were together.
The Barber Who Cut Connery’s Hair
Clark was born April 4, 1964, in Lynchburg, Va., and graduated from Emerson College before starting out as a stand-up comedian. His screen career began in 1991 with a supporting part in “Dogfight,” the film directed by Nancy Savoca that marked his movie debut.
His national break came in 1995 on HBO’s “Young Comedians” special, hosted by Garry Shandling, with Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K. and Dave Attell on the bill. He appeared in “The Thing Called Love” opposite River Phoenix, played the hotel barber who cuts Sean Connery’s hair in “The Rock,” and acted in “My Uncle Rafael.”
On television, Clark had a recurring role on “Ellen,” starred as Boyd Pritchett on the NBC sitcom “Boston Common,” appeared in the ABC sitcom “Soul Man” and made a guest appearance on “Sesame Street.” His final screen appearance came in 2019 on the series “West of Liberty.”