Anthony Clark, who played Greg Warner on 'Yes, Dear,' dies at 62

Anthony Clark, the stand-up comedian best known as Greg Warner on the CBS sitcom "Yes, Dear," died Tuesday at 62.

Mike O'Malley, his friend and former co-star, announced the death Wednesday on Instagram and X, saying Clark had died the previous day. "He was a hilarious guy," O'Malley wrote.

Clark's cause of death was not immediately available, The Hollywood Reporter reported. It was not immediately known where he died or who survives him.

Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy. 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

— Mike O'Malley (@TheMikeOMalley) November 11, 2026

Before television brought Clark his best-known role, he built a career in stand-up. O'Malley wrote that Clark "was so unique," describing him as "one of those comics who is laughing along with you at the absurdity of his stories and observations and it just made you laugh harder because he was laughing."

"I was a fan before I was a friend," O'Malley wrote.

From Virginia to the comedy stage

Clark was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 4, 1964, and earned a mass communication degree from Emerson College in 1986. During college, he received the Top College Comedian Award from the American Collegiate Talent Showcase.

By the mid-1990s, Clark was regularly selling out comedy shows and was already famous in Boston, O'Malley wrote. O'Malley and his wife, Lisa, were dating then, and he recalled their first time seeing Clark at The Comedy Connection, when "we laughed and laughed and laughed."

Clark described stand-up's appeal in a 2006 interview with The Comic's Comic. "I love stand-up because the reaction is immediate. There's no director. There's no writer. No producer. There's just you. You just get out there and vent," he said.

His screen debut came in a 1991 episode of "American Playhouse." He joined Garry Shandling, Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell and Louis C.K. in HBO's Young Comedians special in 1995.

Clark got his first lead role in 1996 on the comedy series "Boston Common." He played Boyd, who moves from Virginia to Boston to spy on his sister after she starts college, then takes a job with the student union.

"Boston Common" ended in 1997 after two seasons. Clark also led another short-lived series, "Soul Man."

His film roles included a flamboyant barber who cut Sean Connery's hair in Michael Bay's "The Rock." Clark played Billy alongside River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney and Sandra Bullock in a film The Hollywood Reporter lists as "The Thing Called Love" and Deadline calls "A Thing Called Love."

His other credits included "Dogfight," "Ellen," "Say Uncle," "My Uncle Rafael" and "West of Liberty."

The years on "Yes, Dear"

Greg Garcia and Alan Kirschenbaum created "Yes, Dear," which followed two couples under one roof who had different ideas about parenting. Clark played Greg Warner alongside O'Malley, Liza Snyder and Jean Louisa Kelly.

CBS aired the show for six seasons, from 2000 to 2006. O'Malley included photos in his Instagram tribute, writing, "Attached are some snapshots from our last episode of 'Yes Dear' which ended twenty years ago after 122 episodes."

A post shared by Mike O'Malley (@therealmikeomalley) on Instagram

That same year, 2006, Clark hosted Season 4 of "Last Comic Standing."

"I don't know why people think I'm funny. But I'm glad they do. I don't want to have a real job. I just want to hang out," Clark told The Comic's Comic in 2006.

O'Malley recalls their last call

After the sitcom ended, Clark largely stepped away from work, O'Malley wrote, adding, "He invested his money well and essentially retired after we wrapped."

"We spoke on the phone three weeks ago. He had us laughing loudly as he always did," O'Malley wrote of their last conversation.

He closed the tribute with Clark's nickname, writing, "Rest in peace, Tony."