No, he wasn't necessarily a household name, but Anthony Clark was a household name in my household. His short role in Ellen was where I first saw him as a person in Ellen's book club. Clark then landed the main role of Boyd Pritchett in Boston Common where his character decides to stay in Boston with his college-going sister instead of returning to Virginia when he meets Joy. Despite airing after Friends during its first season and coming in at eighth place in the ratings, its move to Sundays essentially killed it. After Boston Common, Clark portrayed Reverend Todd Tucker on Dan Ackroyd's Soul Man for one season. Clark's last major role was as Greg Warner in the sitcom Yes, Dear which lasted six seasons.
Yes, Dear was dogged by critics from the beginning deeming the series mediocre and not funny. I was a fan of Anthony Clark so I watched it. It had good moments and got better as the show find its footing. It helped that the cast did so well with what they were given. The dumb humor and running gags were some of the best stuff. You see a lot of clips and episodes on YouTube and one of my favorite tags was when Mr. Savitsky (Brian Doyle Murray) wants his Bop-It back from Greg and it turns into a Benny Hill sketch.
Clark mostly drifted away from the spotlight after Yes, Dear ended in 2006, apparently going into real estate. While Anthony Clark didn't make as much of an impact on my life as Harry Anderson, he was someone I wanted to see more of and I'm glad he was able to make so many people laugh.
I just realized that I don't know if Gladys likes sports or not. Sometimes she seems to like them, sometimes not. Whatever's funnier, I guess!
