Anthony Clark from "Yes, Dear"

If he had come out, it would have ended his prolific TV and movie career.

Don't forget all the commercial sponsorships, R1.

And he wouldn't even be able to get booked at The Chuckle Hut in Bumfuck, Iowa.

Rosie accidentally outed him on her radio show a few months ago. They were talking about Mike O'Malley from Glee and trying to recall the sitcom he was on, then tried to recall Anthony's name because he was on the same sitcom. "You know, he was a stand-up, the gay guy from the other show about Boston... you know, the gay guy!"

Once they named Anthony, someone piped up that he wasn't out, so they spit out some "allegedly"s. Whoops.

It's funny that Rosie couldn't remember his name because I remember her interviewing him on her 90's/early 00's show.

Anyway, how can this queen not be out? It was always VERY obvious in both interviews and on his shitty sitcom that he's gay.

Come out? Yech, put him in and nail the door shut.

I will always dislike him for playing one of the ugliest stereotypical sissy-fags in movie history in "The Rock" (1996).

IMDB says he's only had 3 roles since that shitty sitcom went off the air in 2006.

He's legendary for being one of the meanest drunks in entertainment, and when I met him about ten years ago I found that reputation was well earned.

he's not sexy so he doesn't have to come out; nobody is fantasizing about him they would say Hugh Jackman or Chris Potter or whoever else is masculine and hunky.

The title of his recent Showtime special hints at this topic. Did anyone see it?

I didn't know he's gay. But then again, I rarely watch regular network television, so I've barely heard of him.

I remember a dozen or more years ago, a National Enquirer story outed him, and at the same time, said he was living like a hoarder.

I read it on Datalounge years ago that during Yes, Dear he was moping around, because his military boyfriend was shipped off to Afghanistan or some other military operation that took place at that time.

R12, you're only slightly less tedious than someone who "doesn't even own a TV."

R9 Tell us more. Is that why he doesn't get much work now?

I always thought he was cute. But then again I like tall and nerdy.

So no one's had sex with this guy?

He's not gay, just deal.

He has a really big schlong.

Lol r15.

Wasnt there a blind item on here over a decade ago about him lashing out at a co star on his show for outing him in front of her friends

Yes R22, and reportedly he used a racial slur.

r23: If it was Boston Common, then the actress may be Tasha Smith

It was before Yes, Dear if I remember correctly, which would mean Boston Common. And I do believe it was an actress and not an actor that he hurled the N-word at.

I eat shit. Just deal.

R25 Wow, he sounds like a nasty piece of work. No wonder he fell off the radar.

I also remember reading a BI about a sitcom actor claiming that if his series ever hit #1 in the ratings (or just the top 10, I'm fuzzy on that detail), he'd come out of the closet. This was during the early years of Yes, Dear; it never made it into the top 10.

That's why he's not currently a star.

what?

I think I caught an episode of that show once and I didn't laugh at all. It was stupid and if he was the husband he seemed wimpy.

What moved the black lady to out him?

[quote]if he was the husband he seemed wimpy

In a show called "Yes, Dear" -- go figure!

I saw him doing his stand up on tv very early in his career and he was hysterical. He pinged then, too.

I saw him live at Caroline's in NYC back during the time he was doing Yes Dear. I never laughed so hard in my life. I was also lucky enough to have Jim Gaffigan on the bill too. Both absolutely hysterical.

Anthony Clark cruised me at the bar/lounge at Caroline's after the show----really heavily. But I was there with cousins that night and couldn't break away for a quickie. : - (

I thought he was the guy behind the blind item about a comedy lead bringing a "date" to the set who was an underage boy.

I thought it was Grant Shaud, R36.

I could have participated in his gangbang.

It was Grant Shaud. You're right.

I always wondered why he didn't come out. Did he die? I never see him anymore.

He's the asshole in the movie theater in "Dogfight", the River Phoenix/Lily Taylor movie right?

I always thought he was out. He said something along the lines of why he didnt win Last Comic Standing was because he was too gay. He was being cheeky of course.

What is this about Grant Shaud and the underage boyfriend? I never knew he was gay. Didn't he used to date Jane Leeves?

I met him in a gay bar in WeHo years ago. After hours, tweaker bar. He kept insisting he wasn't Anthony Clark and he wasn't on Boston Common. (Yeah, that's how long ago it was.)

I thought he was adorkable as the dim-witted cowboy in Ellen's '90s sitcom. He guest-starred in four separated episodes during Season 3 as a member of Ellen's book club.

R43 Think Leeves dated Jonathan Prince, also tiny. They worked on.."Throb?"

Prince and Leeves

"Boston Common" was fucking hilarious. Didn't last long though.

And anyone who couldn't tell he was gay from seeing THAT sit-com was blind and deaf.

The Landsdowne Street dancing on the roof in Boston Common.

I remember they cancelled it out of the blue, and the series ended with a cliffhanger (about the black lady actress' character getting fired.)

R20 is VERY wrong. He sucked me off in the steam at Equinox and his cock was hard as a rock, not large.

I came in his mouth.

He was in that terribly awful Peter Paige movie, "Say Uncle", and played Paige's gay best friend. I think there was a kiss in there as well.

"Say Uncle" is a great "hate watching" movie.

my friend went to high school with him. said he was horrible even back then. nasty piece of work.

Notorious pussyhound and a big Bush supporter.

He sounds like Aaron Rodgers which is kind of hot

He sucked me off in Nashville back when I was a teenager (he was filming Dogfight). I just wanted to meet River Phoenix.

I loved Boston Common back in the day. I was a kid and to me he pinged. I thought he was hilarious. Thought he'd do more.

These rumors are all over the place. He's huge, not huge, a huge asshole, a cum guzzler, a pussy bound. Any truth to being outed at work and losing his temper? If that happened in 2016... watch out!

I always thouhe was cute.

He looks like a young Rock Hudson. I know a bunch of you are about to attack me, but he does just more goofy looking.

He dated a guy in the gay and lesbian student association at my college way back in 1991. Guy's name was Mark. That's all I can remember 25 years later. The group wanted him to do a fundraiser comedy show on campus. It never happened and I got bored with the gay and lesbian student association and just started going to bars and never saw him or his boyfriend again.

WHET this guy?

Never came out, HORRIBLE stories about him, complete career stall. I really liked Boston Common, and when I just looked it up, I noticed it's actually from the Will & Grace creators. When "Zandra" (Eileen Brennan) started on W&G, it reminded me of how Boston Common had used Margot Kidder, which I think was very quickly after her breakdown. I do not know why I remember any of this.

I was also reminded how much I fucking hate Traylor Howard. What kind of network-tv-milquetoast-lab cooked her up? And she got so many chances! She was the poor man's Tea Leoni, who herself was the poor man's Annette Bening, who was the poor man's Jill Clayburgh. Just a thought.

I never watched any of the shows he was on but saw him on some talk show way back when and thought he had an “aw, shucks” humble Southern demeanor. Surprised at the nasty piece of work stories. He looked kind of like me and I thought he was tall like me but apparently only 5 foot 9. Anyway, no credits at all since 2012 and a drought from 2006 until then before that. He turns 55 this week. Retired to Palm Springs?

It was told to me that Anthony Clark is a first cousin to the original Jerry Falwell.

Fundy high profile Baptist family and he is the requisite closet case.

He'd rather kill his career than come out as gay.

Fuck her.

Even though they look nothing alike, I always confuse him with the "Ed" show guy. Don't know why. Maybe the shows were around the same time and he's another rumored closet case?

R60 Traylor Howard did get a lot of chances. It seems like she did one more pilot after Monk and just retired to be a mom, thank god.

Did Anthony Clark ever try to put a move on his BC co-star Vincent Ventresca?

[quote] I always thought he was cute. But then again I like tall and nerdy.

he's only 5'9", according to imdb

A friend of mine from LA told me he was a friend of his ex-boyfriend, and verified he was a nasty mean drunk, given to shouting obscenities and slurs on the street when he had been drinking..

R62 According to this article, his uncle by marriage was the co-pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church with Falwell, he lived with them to attend a better high school. He does say, however, that his entire family is very religious.

Played a really bad 'mo stereotype in "The Rock." But then, It's Michael Bay and he's a shithead.

Thank G-d R60 rebooted this thread nearly 4 years later.

Seems a little long in the tooth to be working the frat-douche look.

Why have you posted a pic of Margo Martindale, r71?

R71 wow, that was painful to watch - only made it through about 1 minute - bless his heart.

OP, how can we ever thank you appropriately for instigating this thread?

Or R60 for exhuming it...

R60 Margot Kidder was fucking hilarious in that guest spot. It was after her recovery from the breakdown and her first big reappearance. She did her part from a motorized wheelchair and the writers had her terrorizing the other characters with it.

And yes--Zandra was a lot like her. Lots.

Yeah, she was such a kidder...

Traylor Howard, Jenna Elfman, Tea Leoni, Christina Applegate, Portia Di Rossi, Holland Taylor, and the girl from Duet, all have about 30 shows amongst them, but only about one hit per actress.

[quote] Anthony Clark cruised me at the bar/lounge at Caroline's after the show----really heavily. But I was there with cousins that night and couldn't break away for a quickie.

No, he didn't. Liar.

I think Clark's accent has been a major factor in his lack of work. He sounds rather hicky and he doesn't seem to want to get rid of the drawl so that, and his lack of range, limits him immensely in my opinion.

But he was cute back in the day. This is from 1995.

By 2010 he was looking conspicuously like KD Lang.

Looks as tho he’s making money flipping houses.

Not a single credit since 2012. Oh well, if his net worth assessment of $17 million is anywhere close to being real he'll want for nothing from now on.

[quote] He does say, however, that his entire family is very religious.

Well that explains why he turned into a nasty drunk. I've never met a preacher's kid that didn't turn out a human wreck.

R85 - tell me about it.

He probably auditioned for a bunch of Country & Western-type TV shows, like being Reba McIntire's husband or something. But they thought he was too fey.

I liked that he had a Miata in Yes Dear.