Clifford Learmond faces tragedy with a laugh Friday 1 January 2021 Actor Clifford Learmond gets ready to leave the hospital in Pennsylvania after being treated for numerous health issues. - THEATRE has played a major role in the life of actor, comedian and former radio personality Clifford Learmond. For over 30 years his characters have kept audiences in TT and abroad entertained through different media. But a series of health complications has forced the once-vibrant Learmond to take a hiatus from the spotlight, unsure if he will ever return. “I grew up in theatre and it taught me everything. It was what I lived by for a very long time and has been the one constant in my life,” he told Newsday in a phone interview.