Actor Ike Barinholtz had a terrifying brush with fate while shooting a fall stunt on the set of the film, ‘Blockers.’ The accident, which occurred in 2017, resulted in a severe neck injury, leaving ‘The Mindy Project’ star with two fractured cervical vertebrae.

Recalling the frightening moments after the fall, the actor shared with People five weeks after the incident:

“We knew something was wrong right away. It was scary and was touch and go for a while. Luckily, I’ve had great doctors who have really helped me with my recovery. I do as they tell me.”

The road to recovery involved stabilizing his neck to allow the fractured 6th and 7th cervical vertebrae to heal properly. As per doctor’s orders, Ike was required to wear a neck brace during this period. With his usual humor, Barinholtz remarked:

“I have to wear an incredibly stylish neck brace for a while as the bone heals. It’s a cool look, especially in the summer.”

Still, the timing of Ike’s accident seemed to have worked out in an unexpected way. The neck brace he needed to wear was cleverly incorporated into his character’s storyline on the next season of ‘The Mindy Project.’ Playing the role of ex-con and nurse Morgan Tookers, the brace blended with the essence of his eccentric and oddball character. He explained:

“After the accident, I talked to Mindy [Kaling], and we agreed that the only option was writing it into the show. Luckily, on ‘The Mindy Project,’ I play a character who could break his neck falling out of his bunk bed, and it’s completely believable.”

Recently, Barinholtz starred in the satirical political mockumentary, ‘Maximum Truth,’ which hit the theaters on June 23. Being one of the film’s co-writers, the actor plays an attorney and consultant named Rick Klingman. He also appeared for three episodes in the HBO mini-series, ‘White House Plumbers.’

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Ike Barinholtz recently joined The Kelly Clarkson Show for an interview, where he talked about his personal life and three daughters. When Clarkson asked the actor how his girls were doing, Barinholtz revealed that he was concerned about them — and his concern involved Sam Smith:

“The girls are great. They are getting bigger and bigger. Our new thing we’re kind of worried about is they’re singing songs. They’re sharing content, which is fine, but one is nine, and one is four. So, I have a four-year-old right now who’s running around the house singing ‘Unholy’ by Sam Smith.”

Clarkson said the song has great lyrics — but for an adult audience. Agreeing with her, Barinholtz continued, joking that ‘Daddy’ didn’t go to a body shop:

“Great lyrics for a club, I’m 46, and I find it okay to listen to them, but I have a four-year-old walking around the house, like, ‘Daddy got caught cause he’s popping it,’ and I’m like, ‘Daddy didn’t pop anything! He didn’t pop anything! He didn’t go to a body shop! Daddy made dinner! You’re not abandoned; I’m here!'”

The actor then asked for a kids-friendly version of ‘Unholy’ for his daughters to sing and revealed what the lyrics could be like:

“We need clean lyrics. We need the Kidz Bop version of it, like ‘Daddy got caught at the donut shop, bringing Donuts home because he loves us so much.'”

Married to Erica Hanson, Barinholtz has three daughters, Foster, age 10; Payton, age 7; and their youngest, age 5.

Released on September 22, 2022, ‘Unholy‘ is about a man who cheats on his wife at a strip club. Following its release, the song won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

You can watch the episode below.

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