{"id":915479,"date":"2026-11-13T03:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/915479\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T03:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:02:08","slug":"cause-of-death-for-anthony-clark-comedian-and-yes-dear-star-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/915479\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause of death for Anthony Clark, comedian and \u2018Yes, Dear\u2019 star, revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The cause of death for comedian Anthony Clark has been revealed as pneumonia-related complications. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cYes, Dear,\u201d and \u201cBoston Common,\u201d actor died Tuesday according to his former co-star Mike O\u2019Malley, who <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheMikeOMalley\/status\/2120657524563267622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced the news<\/a> on social media. The stand-up and actor died from complications related to pneumonia according to <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/11\/anthony-clark-dead-yes-dear-actor-1237221232\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Deadline<\/a>. Clark was 62.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnthony Clark died yesterday,\u201d O\u2019Malley wrote. \u201cHe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time we saw him at The Comedy Connection we laughed and laughed and laughed,\u201d O\u2019Malley continued. \u201cHe was so unique\u2014one of those comics who is laughing along with you at the absurdity of his stories and observations. I was a fan before I was a friend. We spoke on the phone three weeks ago. He had us laughing loudly once again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark was a fixture in the L.A. stand-up scene through the \u201990s. In 1995, he was featured in an HBO young comedians special alongside <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/tv\/showtracker\/la-et-st-dave-chappelle-why-he-quit-show-david-letterman-20140611-story.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Chappelle<\/a> and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-november-2017-htmlstory.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis C.K.<\/a>, hosted by Garry Shandling. He made his foray into acting in the early 1990s. Clark made his feature film debut in the 1991 drama \u201cDogfight,\u201d according to IMDb, but he\u2019s perhaps best known for starring as Gregory \u201cGreg\u201d Warner in the hit CBS sitcom \u201cYes, Dear\u201d alongside O\u2019Malley across six seasons and 122 episodes in the early aughts.<\/p>\n<p>Clark also held lead roles in TV shows including NBC\u2019s \u201cBoston Common\u201d and CBS\u2019 \u201cSoul Man\u201d and acted in films \u201cThe Rock\u201d and \u201cMy Uncle Rafael.\u201d He also hosted the fourth season of NBC\u2019s \u201cLast Comic Standing\u201d and appeared in shows including \u201cEllen\u201d and, most recently, \u201cWest of Liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cause of death for comedian Anthony Clark has been revealed as pneumonia-related complications. 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