‘Yes, Dear’ star and comedian Anthony Clark dies at 62

Anthony Clark during The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards - Arrivals at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)

Anthony Clark, the stand-up comedian and actor best known for starring in CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, has died aged 62.

Clark died on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, with his co-star Mike O’Malley announcing the news in a post on X.

In his tribute, O’Malley wrote: “We spoke on the phone three weeks ago. He had us laughing loudly once again.”

O’Malley also described Clark as “a hilarious guy”, and recalled first seeing him perform at The Comedy Connection in Boston. He wrote that, in the mid-nineties, Clark was “already famous in Boston” and “regularly selling out comedy shows”, adding: “I was a fan before I was a friend.”

Mike O’Malley’s tribute to Anthony Clark

Alongside behind-the-scenes photos from the sitcom, O’Malley reflected on Clark’s style as a performer, describing him as “so unique”, with a knack for laughing along at the absurdity of his own stories and observations.

O’Malley also shared a similar tribute in an Instagram post.

No official cause of death has been confirmed, but Deadline reported that it’s understood Clark died from complications related to pneumonia.

Mike O'Malley and Anthony Clark
Mike O’Malley shared a heartfelt tribute to Clark after his passing. (X / Mike O’Malley)

What Anthony Clark starred in

Clark played Greg Warner on Yes, Dear, which ran for six seasons and ended after 122 episodes. The multi-camera sitcom followed two couples with contrasting parenting styles living in close proximity, with Clark often anchoring the chaos as the straight-man dad and husband.

His screen work also included films such as Dogfight, The Thing Called Love and The Rock, and he appeared in HBO’s 1995 Young Comedians special.

In a statement, Yes, Dear co-creator Greg Garcia said: “I’ve been very lucky to be friends with some of the funniest people in the world, and Anthony Clark had the most insane sense of humor of all of them.”

Clark’s longtime manager Barry Katz also praised him as “one of the funniest and most talented comedian/actors I have ever had the pleasure of watching,” in a tribute.

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