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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.

Biography

Issac "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 in before landing his first comic part.

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 (2005), (2005) and (2001). Barinholtz currently lives in Los Angeles.

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. As of February 2006, Barinholtz is still a member of the current cast. His most popular characters include Principal Lankenstein (from the Coach Hines skit), Dutch (Abercrombie & Fitch), Steve Wellington, Roy Shank (Feuding Parents) and Angel (The B.S.).

Barinholtz's impersonations include: Kevin Federline, Mark Wahlberg, George Michael, Nick Nolte, Evan Marriott, Ashton Kutcher, Vin Diesel, Robert Wuhl, Jack Osbourne, Chris Judd, Greg Camp, John Rhys Davies, John Mahoney, Eric Bana, James Badge Dale, Alex Trebek, Ralph Nader, Frank Agnello, Evil Knievel, Ty Pennington, Felicity Huffman, Matthew Fox, Tom Sneddon, Jesse Spencer, Rafael Palmeiro, Fidel Castro, Mick Jagger, Earl Scheib, Chris Kirkpatrick, David Gallagher, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wade Boggs, Tom Hanks, Kyan Douglas, Nick Lachey, Dax Sheppard, Peter Boyle, Pat Sajak and Howie Long.

Trivia

Barinholtz is a founding member of The Lindbergh Babies, a famous improv group directed by the late Del Close, who worked with Jim Belushi, Bill Murray
, Mike Myers and Chris Farley
.
Barinholtz currently lives in Los Angeles with his dog.
He is a smoker.

Television appearances

E! Hollywood Hold'em (2005) as Himeself
MADtv
(2002- present) as Various Characters

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