Isaac Barinholtz (born February 18, 1977) is an American actor,
comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his
role as a cast member on the comedy series MADtv (2002â€"2007),
Eastbound & Down (2012), and The Mindy Project (2012â€"2017). He has
also appeared in films, such as Disaster Movie (2008), Neighbors
(2014) and its 2016 sequel, Sisters (2015), Suicide Squad (2016),
Snatched (2017), Blockers (2018), and Late Night (2019). Barinholtz
co-wrote the film Central Intelligence (2016), and directed, wrote,
produced, and starred in the comedy film The Oath (2018). Who is
currently playing the voice of Wayne Edwards in Bless the
Harts.Barinholtz was born in the Rogers Park area of Chicago,
Illinois, and was raised in its Lake View neighborhood, the son of
Peggy and Alan Barinholtz, an attorney. His brother, Jon Barinholtz,
is also an actor, playing the recurring character Marcus on
Superstore, and acted together with his brother in The Mindy Project.
Barinholtz has described his parents as "liberal people with great
senses of humor," and has said that he was raised in a "very funny
home." Barinholtz is Jewish, and attended Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day
School, and then The Latin School of Chicago for high school. He had
planned on becoming a politician, but decided to move to Los Angeles,
California, to be an actor instead. He worked at a telemarketing
company and as a busboy before starting a career in comedy.Barinholtz
also attended Boston University and after dropping out, he worked for
the Chicago Transit Authority before starting his comedy career. In a
2013 interview, he said he dropped out of school because he hated it
and was doing poorly.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 and seeing several other comedians. Afterwards, he
started taking comedy classes at The Second City, ImprovOlympic and
Annoyance Theatre, and was not successful at first, but chose to stick
with it.
comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his
role as a cast member on the comedy series MADtv (2002â€"2007),
Eastbound & Down (2012), and The Mindy Project (2012â€"2017). He has
also appeared in films, such as Disaster Movie (2008), Neighbors
(2014) and its 2016 sequel, Sisters (2015), Suicide Squad (2016),
Snatched (2017), Blockers (2018), and Late Night (2019). Barinholtz
co-wrote the film Central Intelligence (2016), and directed, wrote,
produced, and starred in the comedy film The Oath (2018). Who is
currently playing the voice of Wayne Edwards in Bless the
Harts.Barinholtz was born in the Rogers Park area of Chicago,
Illinois, and was raised in its Lake View neighborhood, the son of
Peggy and Alan Barinholtz, an attorney. His brother, Jon Barinholtz,
is also an actor, playing the recurring character Marcus on
Superstore, and acted together with his brother in The Mindy Project.
Barinholtz has described his parents as "liberal people with great
senses of humor," and has said that he was raised in a "very funny
home." Barinholtz is Jewish, and attended Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day
School, and then The Latin School of Chicago for high school. He had
planned on becoming a politician, but decided to move to Los Angeles,
California, to be an actor instead. He worked at a telemarketing
company and as a busboy before starting a career in comedy.Barinholtz
also attended Boston University and after dropping out, he worked for
the Chicago Transit Authority before starting his comedy career. In a
2013 interview, he said he dropped out of school because he hated it
and was doing poorly.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 and seeing several other comedians. Afterwards, he
started taking comedy classes at The Second City, ImprovOlympic and
Annoyance Theatre, and was not successful at first, but chose to stick
with it.
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