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Anthony Clark (actor)

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Anthony Clark
Born
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1991–present

Anthony Clark is an American actor and comedian who starred in the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, in which he played the character Greg Warner.[1]

Early life

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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 five. When he was 12, the family moved to a tobacco farm 50 miles south to Gladys, Virginia, 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

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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 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, when Clark was hired to host NBC's Last Comic Standing.[11]

In 2011, opposite Missi Pyle and John Michael Higgins, Clark starred as Jack Schumacher in the comedy My Uncle Rafael.[12]

Filmography

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Films

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Dogfight Oakie
1993 The Thing Called Love Billy
1994 Teresa's Tattoo Mooney
1995 Hourglass Jimmy Jardine
1996 The Rock Paul the Hotel Barber
2000 Killing Cinderella Brad
2002 Paid in Full Rico's Buddy #1
2003 Beat Boys Beat Girls Gichi Short film
2005 Say Uncle Russell Trotter
2006 Grad Night DJ
2012 My Uncle Rafael Jack

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Tony (voice)
1995-1996 Ellen Will Davies 4 episodes
1996-1997 Boston Common Boyd Pritchett Main role, 32 episodes
1997-1998 Soul Man Rev. Todd Tucker Main role, 25 episodes
1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Tucker (voice) Episode: Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
2000-2006 Yes, Dear Greg Warner Main role, 122 episodes
2006 Last Comic Standing Himself Host, Season 4
2019 West of Liberty Episode #1.1

References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Clark". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b "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. ^ Lisa de Moraes (March 3, 2006). "Violence! Violence! Violence! Burps! Nose Picking!". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Nigel M. Smith (October 3, 2011). "Award-Winning Comedy "My Uncle Rafael" Lands Home at Slater Brothers Entertainment". Indie Wire.
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