Anthony Clark (actor)

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]

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]

Films

Television

• Anthony Clark at IMDb