Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Riga, Latvia
Biography
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. 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.
Known For
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Filmography
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
Movie · as Nutcracker
George Balanchine's Theme & Variations
Movie
Dance in America: Choreography by Balanchine
Movie
American Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met
Movie
The White Helicopter
Movie · as Pope Benedict XVI
猟銃
Movie
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Movie · as Self - Cameo
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
Movie · as Self
Studio 54
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Movie · as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
Doll & Em
TV · as Mikhail · 3 eps
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Movie · as Self
Top Model po-russki
TV · as Special guest · 4 eps
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Movie · as Self
Rehearsing a Dream
Movie · as Self
Iconoclasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Movie · as Self
Oh, Misha
Movie
Sex and the City
TV · as Aleksandr Petrovsky · 9 eps
NeXt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Babilée '91
Movie · as Self - Dancer
Company Business
Movie · as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Movie · as Cesar
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
Movie · as Self
Dancers
Movie · as Tony
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That's Dancing!
Movie · as Self - Host
White Nights
Movie · as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Les Sylphides
Movie
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
Movie · as Basilio
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
Movie
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Movie · as Self - Performer
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Movie · as Self
Carmen
Movie · as Don José
Baryshnikov on Broadway
Movie · as Self
Bob Hope on the Road to China
Movie · as Self
Baryshnikov at the White House
Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Giselle
Movie · as Count Albrecht
The Nutcracker
Movie · as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
The Turning Point
Movie · as Yuri
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
Movie · as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Fiesta
Movie · as Pedro Romero
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
World's Young Ballet
Movie
The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka
Movie · as Nikishka
City and Song
Movie
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep