Ike Barinholtz

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Isaac "Ike" Barinholtz (born February 18, 1977) is a comic actor. Barinholtz is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.

1 Biography
2 MADtv
- 2.1 Characters
- 2.2 Impressions
3 Television appearances
4 Filmography
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Isaac "Ike" Barinholtz was born on February 18, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is the son of actor and producer Alan Barinholtz. He attended The Latin School of Chicago. Barinholtz had planned on becoming a politician, but decided to move to Los Angeles, California to be a comedian instead. He started his career as a busboy before landing his first comic part. He is of Jewish descent.

Barinholtz is an alumnus of ImprovOlympic, 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 the late Del Close, who worked with John Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Myers and Chris Farley.

[edit] MADtv

Ike Barinholtz as Dutch from Abercrombie and Fitch

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. Erstwhile, 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, and Nick Nolte.