Anthony Clark, the comedian and actor who played the tightly wound Greg Warner on the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, died on November 10, 2026. He was 62. His longtime friend and co-star Mike O’Malley announced his death the following day.
O’Malley remembered seeing Clark perform in Boston years before they worked together. Clark was already drawing crowds there, and what stayed with O’Malley was the way he seemed to laugh along with the audience at the absurdity of his own stories. Years later, that same warmth helped make Greg Warner endearing even when he was driving everyone around him crazy.
The Stand-Up Comic Who Became Greg Warner
On Yes, Dear, Clark played a studio executive and father who liked to think he had parenting figured out. His brother-in-law Jimmy, played by O’Malley, was happy to improvise. Their wives, Kim and Christine, played by Jean Louisa Kelly and Liza Snyder, had their own ideas about how to raise their families.
That simple setup gave Clark room to do some of his funniest work. Greg could turn a small household decision into a project that demanded everyone’s attention. Clark played him with just enough conviction to make you understand why Greg thought he was being reasonable, even when nobody else did. The series ran for six seasons from 2000 to 2006.
From Boston Comedy Clubs to Network Television
Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on April 4, 1964, Clark made his name as a stand-up comedian in Boston. Before Yes, Dear, he led the NBC sitcom Boston Common as Boyd Pritchett, a Virginia transplant who follows his younger sister to Boston and takes a job on her college campus. He also played assistant minister Todd Tucker opposite Dan Aykroyd in Soul Man.
Clark’s film credits included Dogfight and The Rock. In 2006, he returned to his stand-up roots as host of the fourth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, introducing television audiences to comedians trying to make the same leap he once had.
Remembering Anthony Clark
After news of his death, comedian Nick Swardson recalled opening for Clark for years and remembered how much time they spent laughing together. It was a glimpse of the comedian audiences knew before he became a familiar face on television.
For fans of Yes, Dear, there’s still a pleasure in watching Clark and O’Malley turn a minor family disagreement into a battle of wills. Clark knew how to let Greg lose an argument without losing the audience’s affection. That’s what makes him so much fun to watch again.