Mikhail Baryshnikov
Known For
Acting
Born
1948-01-27 in Riga, Latvia
Biography
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to New York to dance with the American Ballet Theatre, where he later became artistic director. Baryshnikov has spearheaded many of his own artistic projects and has been associated in particular with promoting modern dance, premiering dozens of new works, including many of his own. His success as a dramatic actor on stage, cinema and television has helped him become probably the most widely recognized contemporary ballet dancer. In 1977, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination for his work as "Yuri Kopeikine" in the film The Turning Point.
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Sex and the City
as Aleksandr Petrovsky
Great Performances
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
American Masters
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Today
as Self
Top Model po-russki
as Special guest
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Dancers
as Tony
Doll & Em
as Mikhail
The White Helicopter
as Pope Benedict XVI
Iconoclasts
as Self
The Nutcracker
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
Oh, Misha
Babilée '91
as Self - Dancer
White Nights
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
NeXt
as Self
Carmen
as Don José