Ike Barinholtz - Career

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.

Barinholtz co-wrote the screenplay for Central Intelligence, an upcoming comedy currently in development with Ed Helms attached to star.

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.

Barinholtz currently appears with a recurring role as nurse Morgan Tookers on the FOX comedy series The Mindy Project. He is also a writer and story editor on the series.

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