Anthony Clark, Star of CBS Sitcom Yes, Dear, Dies at 62
American actor and comedian Anthony Clark died on November 10, 2026, at the age of 62. His Yes, Dear co-star Mike O'Malley announced the news on the social platform X on November 11. According to Deadline, Clark died of complications relating to pneumonia; no official cause of death has been released.
In his tribute, O'Malley wrote: "Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy." He recalled that back in the mid-1990s Clark was already famous in Boston, regularly selling out comedy shows, and that he was a fan before he became a friend. The two had spoken on the phone three weeks earlier, and "he had us laughing loudly once again."
Clark was born on April 4, 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was named College Entertainer of the Year while studying at Emerson College and graduated in 1986 with a degree in mass communications. He broke into stand-up comedy after college and was featured in a 1995 HBO young comedians special hosted by Garry Shandling, alongside Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell and Louis C.K.
His first starring role came in the 1996-1997 sitcom Boston Common, in which he played Boyd Pritchett. In 2000 he landed the role of Greg Warner in Yes, Dear, co-starring with O'Malley; the CBS sitcom ran for six seasons and 122 episodes before ending in 2006. That same year, Clark took over as host of NBC's reality competition Last Comic Standing.
On film, Clark appeared in Dogfight (1991), The Thing Called Love (1993) with River Phoenix, and Michael Bay's The Rock (1996), in which he played Paul, the hotel barber who cut Sean Connery's hair.
Fellow comedians paid tribute after the announcement. Dane Cook wrote that he had performed with Clark during their early years in Boston and called him "one of the best live acts I've ever seen." Nick Swardson, who opened for Clark's stand-up shows for years, called him one of his best friends and wrote: "I hope he is at peace now. RIP Tony."
(Source: Announcement by co-star Mike O'Malley)
Source: Announcement by co-star Mike O'Malley
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Photo: 图：美国演员兼喜剧演员 Anthony Clark 在单口喜剧特辑《Ambiguous》舞台上表演（资料图，本图已预裁为 16:9）。LOL Comedy 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: U.S. actor and comedian Anthony Clark performing in his stand-up special Ambiguous (file photo, pre-cropped to 16:9). Photo by LOL Comedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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