August 2004

YES, DEAR

ANTHONY CLARK

(Greg Warner in YES, DEAR)

Anthony Clark's feature film credits include the upcoming "Donut Hole," as well as "Dogfight," "The Thing Called Love," "Killing Cinderella" and "The Rock." On Broadway, he appeared with Gary Sinise and Louis Smith in the Tony Award-winning production of "The Grapes of Wrath."

Clark's television credits include "Boston Common," "Soul Man," with Dan Aykroyd, and a guest role on "Ellen." Other television credits include appearances on the "Late Show with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Young Comedians Special."

He was named College Entertainer of the Year while studying acting at Emerson College. He has performed to sold-out audiences at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Booth Theater in Washington, D.C., where he performed for former President Bill Clinton and then first lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton at the Presidential Gala.

Clark was born in Lynchburg, Va., and lives in Los Angeles. His birth date is April 4.

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JEAN LOUISA KELLY

(Kim Warner in YES, DEAR)

Jean Louisa Kelly is best known for her roles in the feature films "Mr. Holland's Opus," "Uncle Buck" and "The Fantasticks."

She had a starring role in "Cold Feet." Her other television credits include "Mad About You," "Law & Order" and "Homicide."

Kelly comes from a musical family and has sung from the time she was little. She also studied ballet, tap and jazz dance. She began performing professionally at the age of 11 in the title role of "Annie" at the Theater by the Sea in Rhode Island. At 15, she appeared in the original Broadway cast of "Into the Woods." She most recently starred in the Reprise! production of "Company" in Los Angeles.

Kelly was born in Worcester, Mass. and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their son, Sean. Her birth date is March 9.

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MIKE O'MALLEY

(Jimmy Hughes in YES, DEAR)

Mike O'Malley's first big break came when he hosted a Nickelodeon game show called "Get the Picture." He went on to host the network's sports-action fantasy show "Guts."

His feature film credits include the upcoming "The Perfect Man," opposite Heather Locklear and Hillary Duff, "28 Days," "Pushing Tin," "Deep Impact" and "Above Freezing."

O'Malley's television credits include his primetime debut in "Law & Order" and starring roles in "Life with Roger" and "The Mike O'Malley Show." He is also well known for his portrayal of sports fanatic "The Rick" in ESPN's popular promotional spots.

O'Malley is also an accomplished playwright. Two of his plays, "Three Years from Thirty" and "Diverting Devotion," have been published and produced Off Broadway. A third play, "Searching for Certainty," was produced in Los Angeles.

O'Malley was born in Boston and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their daughter, Fiona. His birth date is Oct. 31.

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LIZA SNYDER

(Christine Hughes in YES, DEAR)

Liza Snyder's television credits include regular roles in "Jesse" and "Sirens" as well as guest-starring roles in "Chicago Hope" and "Murder, She Wrote," both on CBS, and "Down the Shore." Snyder made her feature film debut in "Pay It Forward."

Her father was a professor of theater at Smith College and her mother is a singer-songwriter. Her maternal grandparents were five-time Oscar-winning composer Johnny Green and actress and consumer reporter Betty Furness.

Snyder was born in Northampton, Mass., and lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is March 20.

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