Anthony Higgins Clark (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor and comedian who starred in the

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Yes, Dear ''Yes, Dear'' is an American television sitcom created by Alan Kirschenbaum and Gregory Garcia, that aired on CBS from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006, with the total of six seasons and 122 episodes. It starred Anthony Clark, Jean Lou ...

'', in which he played the character Greg Warner.

Early life

Clark was born in

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. His father was a factory worker and his mother owned a general store. His parents divorced when he was five. When he was 12, the family moved to a tobacco farm 50 miles south to

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, where his stepfather lived. Clark was named College Entertainer of the Year while studying at

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as ...

. Clark graduated from Emerson in 1986 with a degree in mass communications. After college, Clark broke into stand-up comedy, performing gigs at Los Angeles comedy clubs.

Career

Clark began his career as a stand-up comedian. Clark was a feature on a 1995

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young comedians special hosted by

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along with

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and

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Before landing a regular starring television role, Clark appeared in several small film roles such as a supporting role as "Billy" in

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's '' The Thing Called Love'' starring

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, and Dermot Mulroney; and as Paul, the flamboyant hotel barber in 1996's '' The Rock''. In 1995 and 1996, he also had a recurring role on the sitcom '' Ellen''. His first starring role was in the short-lived television comedy series ''

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''. He then appeared in another short-lived series as a main cast member in '' Soul Man''. In 2000, Clark landed the role of Greg Warner in the television comedy ''

''. For this role, he was nominated for a

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(along with co-star

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. Along with

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, his ''

'' co-star, he appears in

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's 2005 music video for "

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". In March 2006,

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cancelled ''Yes, Dear'' after 6 seasons, when Clark was hired to host

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's ''

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''. In 2011, opposite

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and

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, Clark starred as Jack Schumacher in the comedy ''

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''.

Filmography

Films Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Anthony 1964 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Virginia American male comedians American male television actors American stand-up comedians Emerson College alumni People from Lynchburg, Virginia Comedians from Virginia 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians