Ike Barinholtz

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name = Ike Barinholtz


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birthdate = birth date and age|1977|2|18
birthplace = Chicago, Illinois
occupation = Film, television actor

Isaac "Ike" Barinholtz (born February 18, 1977) is an American actor. Barinholtz is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv from 2002-2007.

Biography

Early life

Barinholtz was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Alan Barinholtz, a producer. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PGHB&p_multi=SKYB&p_theme=pghb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=118DF2518B7E4E78&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM] He attended The Latin School of Chicago. Barinholtz had planned on becoming a politician, but decided to move to Los Angeles, California, to be an actor instead. He started his career as a busboy before landing his first comic part.

Career

Barinholtz is an alumnus of ImprovOlympic, The Second City and the Annoyance Theater. He also spent two years in Amsterdam with the famed comedy troupe Boom Chicago, along with Jordan Peele and Nicole Parker. Barinholtz hosted the 'Worst of Boom Night' during a 10-year anniversary of the improv troupe Boom Chicago, where they performed their worst material from previous shows.

Barinholtz has also appeared in the films "The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend" (2005), "Love, Fear and Rabbits" (2005) and "Down" (2001). Barinholtz currently lives in Los Angeles. Barinholtz is a founding member of The Lindbergh Babies, a famous improv group directed by Del Close, who worked with John Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Myers and Chris Farley.

MADtv

Barinholtz officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2002 as a feature performer, for the eighth season. He was later promoted to a repertory performer status the following season. Barinholtz would often pair up with fellow cast member Josh Meyers in various sketches for the eighth and ninth seasons similar to the Mike Myers/Dana Carvey and Jimmy Fallon/Horatio Sanz duos on "Saturday Night Live", now he pairs up with fellow cast member Bobby Lee, in some of his sketches in the later seasons. Some of his famous characters included Abercrombie & Fitch model Dutch and Principal Lankenstein from the Coach Hines sketches.

Next to Frank Caliendo and Michael McDonald, Barinholtz scored with the most celebrity impressions, which include Dane Cook, Evan Marriott, Jason Wahler, Kevin Federline, Mark Wahlberg, Nick Nolte, and John Mahoney.

In 2007, Barinholtz decided not to renew his contract for the 13th season of MADtv. His contract, like most other MADtv cast members, was for five seasons which was up for renewal at the conclusion of the show's 12th season.

Characters

* Adam Bice ("QVC: Quacker Factory")
* Angel ("The B.S.")
* Astroman
* Duncan Kruskal ("The Silver Fox")
* Dutch ("Abercrombie & Fitch")
* Jeff DeShazer (Coach Hines Sketches)
* Marty ("Knobs")
* Mitch Ruffin
* Principal Lankenstein (Coach Hines Sketches)
* Roy Schenk ("Feuding Parents")
* Steve Wellington

Impressions

* Alex Trebek
* Andy Dick
* Arnold Schwarzenegger
* Ashton Kutcher
* Bill Bixby
* Bo Bice
* Chris Judd
* Chris Kirkpatrick
* Dane Cook
* David Conrad
* David Gallagher
* Daniel Truhitte
* Dax Shepard
* Earl Scheib
* Eminem
* Evan Marriott
* Evel Knievel
* Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo)
* Fidel Castro
* Frank Gotti Agnello
* Fred Durst
* George Michael
* Greg Camp
* Howard Dean
* Howie Long
* Heath Ledger
* Indiana Jones
* Jack Osbourne
* James Badge Dale
* Jason Wahler
* Jeb Bush
* Jesse Spencer
* John Mahoney
* John C. McGinley
* John F. Kennedy
* John Rhys Davies
* Justin Chambers
* Kevin Federline
* Kyan Douglas
* Mark Spitz
* Mark Wahlberg
* Matthew Fox
* Mick Jagger
* Milo Ventimiglia
* Nick Lachey
* Nick Nolte
* Nicollette Sheridan
* Orlando Bloom
* Pat Sajak
* Peter Boyle
* Phil Jackson
* Rafael Palmeiro
* Ralph Nader
* Robert Wuhl
* Steven Van Zandt
* Talan Torriero
* Ted Graham
* Tom Hanks
* Tom Sneddon
* Ty Pennington
* Ulysses S. Grant
* Vin Diesel
* Wade Boggs

Television appearances

*"E! Hollywood Hold'em" (2005) as Himself
*"MADtv" (2002-2007) as Various Characters

Filmography

*"Down" (2001) as Assistant Milligan
*"The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend" (2005) as Bar Jerk
*"Bunny Whipped" (2007) as Joe
*"Twisted Fortune" (2007) Dave Armstrong
*"Meet the Spartans" (2008) as Bond Villain and "Dane Cook"
*"Disaster Movie" (2008) as "Batman", Beowulf, Prince Caspian, Wolf / Javier Bardem Look-A-Like, Hellboy, Police Officer

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0054697|name=Ike Barinholtz
*amg name|2:406730
* [http://www.madtv.com Official MADtv site]

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