Anthony Clark, comedian and star of 'Yes, Dear,' dies at 62

Anthony Clark, the stand-up comedian and actor who starred in the sitcoms "Yes, Dear" and "Boston Common," has died at 62, according to reports from several ABC-owned stations.

Clark's longtime manager, Barry Katz, confirmed the death in a statement to ABC News on Thursday, ABC7 Chicago and other ABC stations reported. Katz did not give further details, and the reports did not include a cause of death.

News of Clark's death first surfaced Wednesday in a social media post from Mike O'Malley, who acted alongside him on "Yes, Dear," according to ABC13 Houston. On that show, O'Malley played Jimmy Hughes and Clark played Greg Warner. The series aired for six seasons, from 2000 to 2006, and produced 122 episodes.

In his Instagram post, O'Malley recalled first seeing Clark perform at a Boston comedy club in the mid-1990s, when Clark was already a well-known draw in the city's stand-up scene, ABC7 New York reported. O'Malley described Clark as a comic who laughed along with his audience at his own stories.

O'Malley wrote that the two had last talked by phone roughly three weeks earlier. He also wrote that Clark had largely stepped away from show business after "Yes, Dear" ended. "He invested his money well and essentially retired after we wrapped," O'Malley wrote, according to ABC11.

Comedian and actor Nick Swardson also marked Clark's death on Instagram Wednesday, sharing an older photo of the two, the stations reported. Swardson called Clark one of his closest friends, noted his roles in "Boston Common," "Yes, Dear" and the film "The Rock," and said he had spent years as Clark's opening act on the stand-up circuit.

In his statement, Katz praised Clark's talent as a performer. "One of the funniest and most talented stand-up comedian/actors I have ever had the pleasure of watching," Katz said, as reported by ABC13 Houston.

Katz added that Clark would be remembered by the people he worked with and by the audiences who saw him perform, according to the reports.

Compiled by True News from reporting by ABC13 Houston, ABC11, ABC7 New York and ABC7 Chicago. Each outlet's original story is linked below.

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