Ike Barinholtz
Barinholtz in 2018
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Erica Hanson
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(m. 2009)​
Children3
RelativesJon Barinholtz (brother)

Ike Barinholtz is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his starring roles in the comedy series MADtv (2002–2007), Eastbound & Down (2012), The Mindy Project (2012–2017), Bless the Harts (2019–2021), The Afterparty (2022), and History of the World, Part II (2023). In February 2023 he won the inaugural primetime season of Celebrity Jeopardy!, winning US$1,000,000 for charity.

His films include Disaster Movie (2008), Neighbors (2014), Sisters (2015), Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Snatched (2017), Blockers (2018), Late Night (2019), The Hunt (2020), and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022). He co-wrote the action comedy film Central Intelligence (2016), and directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film The Oath (2018).

Early life, family, and education

Barinholtz grew up in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood,[1] the son of Peggy and Alan Barinholtz, an attorney and actor. His brother Jon Barinholtz is also an actor.[2] Barinholtz has described his parents as "liberal people with great senses of humor," and said that he was raised in a "very funny home."[3] Barinholtz is Jewish.[4]

He attended Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School and then The Latin School of Chicago for high school. He worked at a telemarketing company and as a busboy before starting a career in comedy.[5]

Barinholtz attended Boston University. After dropping out of college, he worked for the Chicago Transit Authority before starting his comedy career.[1] In a 2013 interview, he said he dropped out of school because he hated it and was doing poorly.[5] In a 2012 phone interview, Barinholtz said he was inspired to pursue a career in comedy after attending a comedy show at The Vic Theatre.[1] Thereafter, he took comedy classes at The Second City, ImprovOlympic and Annoyance Theatre.[5] He had planned on becoming a politician[3] but instead decided to move to Los Angeles to be an actor.

Career

Barinholtz at PaleyFest 2013

Barinholtz spent two years in Amsterdam with the famed comedy troupe Boom Chicago along with Jordan Peele, Josh Meyers, 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.

In 2009, he performed at the Chicago Improv Festival alongside former MADtv cast member Jordan Peele.[6] In 2012, Barinholtz performed at another Chicago Improv Festival event with his brother, Jon.[7]

He is a founding member of The Lindbergh Babies, an improv group directed by Del Close, who worked with John Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, and Chris Farley. In 2012, Barinholtz joined the cast of the third season of the HBO series Eastbound & Down, playing the role of Ivan Dochenko, Kenny Powers' Russian rival. He starred alongside Seth Rogen in the 2014 comedy Neighbors, as well as its 2016 sequel. Also in 2016, Barinholtz played prison guard Griggs in the DC Comics film Suicide Squad.

He has frequently worked with comedian Dave Stassen, with whom he attended high school.[1] They co-wrote a SPIKE pilot in which Barinholtz also starred, Mega Winner,[8] and the 2016 film Central Intelligence.[9]

Barinholtz appeared in a regular role as nurse Morgan Tookers on the comedy series The Mindy Project. He was also a writer and story editor on the series. He also has a role in Friends from College, a Netflix original. In 2022, Barinholtz was in the main cast of the Apple TV+ mystery comedy series The Afterparty. In the 2022-2023 iteration of Celebrity Jeopardy! on ABC, he outlasted Patton Oswalt and Wil Wheaton to win the championship. He earned $1,000,000 for his charity, Pacific Clinics.

MADtv

Barinholtz officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2002 as a featured performer for the eighth season. He was later promoted to a repertory performer status the following season. Barinholtz often paired 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. Barinholtz also paired 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.

Barinholtz's celebrity impressions included Alex Trebek, Andy Dick, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ashton Kutcher, Bo Bice, Dane Cook, Felicity Huffman, Fidel Castro, Howard Dean, Howie Long, Kevin Federline, Mark Wahlberg, Clay Aiken, Matt Damon, Nick Lachey, Nick Nolte, Pat Sajak, Ralph Nader, and Rafael Palmeiro.

In 2007, he decided not to renew his contract for the 13th season of MADtv. Barinholtz has commented that he started getting "restless" and did not see eye to eye with some of the MADtv bosses about how decisions were being made.[5]

Characters

Character Sketch Notes
Adam BiceQVC: Quacker Factory
EliThe B.S.
Astroman
Duncan KruskalThe Silver Fox
DutchAbercrombie & Fitch
Jeffrey "Jeff" DeShazerCoach Hines
MartyKnobs
Mitchel "Mitch" Ruffin
Principal LankensteinCoach HinesHe is the principal of St. Francis High and Coach Hines' nemesis.
Roy SchenkFeuding Parents
Steven "Steve" Wellington

Personal life

Barinholtz is married to Erica Hanson, an accountant,[10] with whom he has three daughters.

While shooting the film Blockers, he suffered an accident doing a stunt involving a fall. He suffered two fractured cervical vertebrae in his neck.[11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001DownAssistant Milligan
2006The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little FriendBar JerkShort film
2007Bunny WhippedJoe
Twisted FortuneDave Armstrong
2008Meet the SpartansVarious
Disaster MovieVarious
2009ShrinkSteveUncredited
Lock and Roll ForeverLomax
2010How to Make Love to a WomanDavid
Vampires SuckBobby WhiteUncredited
For Christ's SakeBuster Chery
2013The SidekickLightning MikeShort film
Inventing AdamTelly
2014NeighborsJimmy Blevins
2015SistersJames
2016Neighbors 2: Sorority RisingJimmy Blevins
The Angry Birds MovieTinyVoice
Central IntelligenceNoneWriter
Suicide Squad[12]Griggs
StorksMiscellaneous StorkVoice
2017SnatchedJeffrey Middleton
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseAngelo Lano
The Disaster ArtistHimselfCameo
BrightPollard
2018BlockersHunter Lockwood
Song of Back and NeckNurse
The OathChris MontanaAlso writer, producer, and director
2019Late NightDaniel Tennant
The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartLex LuthorVoice
2020The HuntMoses / Staten Island
2021MoxieMr. Davies
2022The Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentMartin Etten
2024Orion and the DarkLightVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2007, 2016MADtvVarious characters116 episodes
2005E! Hollywood Hold'emHimselfEpisode: "Laura Prepon"
2008Family GuyDane CookVoice, episode: "I Dream of Jesus"
2008–2009Rita RocksFly6 episodes
2010WeedsDarylEpisode: "Fran Tarkenton"
2010–2015The LeagueFrank "The Body" Gibiatti4 episodes
2011Childrens HospitalPeter PrincipatoEpisode: "Newsreaders"
2012Eastbound & DownIvan Dochenko6 episodes
NTSF:SD:SUVMaitre'DEpisode: "Sabbath-tage"
MegawinnerCliff PlankerTelevision film; also writer and executive producer
2012–2017The Mindy ProjectMorgan Tookers115 episodes; also writer and executive story editor
2013Drunk HistoryAugust SpiesEpisode: "Chicago"
High School USA!Cyber BullyVoice, episode: "Bullies"
The SoupHimselfEpisode dated October 23
The Pete Holmes ShowEpisode: "Ike Barinholtz"
2013–2015The AwesomesMusclemanVoice, 30 episodes
2014Kroll ShowZach SwordEpisode: "Oh Armond"
ChozenHunterVoice, 4 episodes
MarriedBruceEpisode: "The Old Date"
Garfunkel and OatesFirst Door on the Right DirectorEpisode: "Hair Swap"
@midnightHimselfEpisode dated January 8
American Dad!DJ Iron MonkeyVoice, episode: "Blonde Ambition"
2016Animals.AlanVoice, episode: "Pigeons."
2017Friends from CollegeDegrasso2 episodes
Neo YokioJeffreyVoice, episode: "Hamptons Water Magic"
2019Brooklyn Nine-NineGintars IrbeEpisode: "Gintars"
The Twilight ZoneMikeEpisode: "Not All Men"
What Just Happened??! with Fred SavageHimselfEpisode: "Elevator"
Live in Front of a Studio AudienceMichael StivicEpisode: "Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons"
2019–21Bless the HartsWayne EdwardsVoice, 34 episodes
2020Who Wants to Be a MillionaireHimselfEpisode: "In The Hot Seat: Anthony Anderson, Ike Baronholtz And Hannibal Buress"
Mapleworth MurdersRichard Belt3 episodes
2021–presentChicago Party AuntMark Voice, 15 episodes; also executive producer
2022The AfterpartyBrett8 episodes[13]
American AutoLandon PayneEpisode: "Charity Dinner"
Central ParkVoice, episode: "A Hot Dog to Remember"
2022–23Celebrity Jeopardy!Himself3 episodes
2023History of the World, Part IIVarious8 episodes; also writer and executive producer
White House PlumbersJeb Stuart Magruder

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2016Call of Duty: Infinite WarfareA.J.

Audio

Year Title Role Author Production Company
2021 Batman: The Audio Adventures[14] Two-Face/Harvey Dent Dennis McNicholas Blue Ribbon Content
2023 White House Plumbers Podcast Himself

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2013 Writers Guild of America Award New Series Shared with Jeremy Bronson, Linwood Boomer, Adam Countee, Harper Dill, Mindy Kaling, Chris McKenna, B. J. Novak, David Stassen, and Matt Warburton The Mindy Project Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Metz, Nina (2012-09-11). "Dork and Mindy: Chicagoan Ike Barinholtz ready to throw his weight around on new project". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Catey (2007-04-25). "Funny sons of funny fathers". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  3. 1 2 Isackson, Noah (2004-04-04). "Ike Barinholtz - Mad About Tv Comedy". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  4. ↑ Radloff, Jessica. "Ike Barinholtz From The Mindy Project Talks Chris Messina, Mindy Kaling, and Marriage". Glamour. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Wagner, Curt (2013-01-07). "Ike Barinholtz finds time for laughs in 'The Mindy Project'". redeyechicago.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  6. ↑ Jones, Chris (2009-02-18). "Chicago Improv Festival announces headliners, cuts prices". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  7. ↑ Wagner, Curt (2012-03-25). "Chicago Improv Festival to honor Key and Peele". redeyechicago.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  8. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (2011-09-01). "Eastbound & Down': 'Mad TV' Alum Takes the Mound (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  9. ↑ Lussier, Germain (2010-02-25). "GALAXY QUEST Director Dean Parisot to Helm Helms Comedy CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE". collider.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  10. ↑ "Stream How Ike Barinholtz Met His Wife - The Howard Stern Show by Howard Stern | Listen online for free on SoundCloud".
  11. ↑ "'Mindy Project' Star Ike Barinholtz Recovering From Broken Neck After Movie Stunt Accident". Variety. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  12. ↑ "Suicide Squad Photo of Cast Table Reading". Variety. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 11, 2020). "Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao Among 9 Cast In Apple's 'The Afterparty'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  14. ↑ Batman: The Audio Adventures (Podcast Series 2021) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-11-17
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