Mikhail Baryshnikov
Acting
Born: 1948-01-27 in 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
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
Sex and the City
Aleksandr Petrovsky
White Nights
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Company Business
Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
The Turning Point
Yuri
Today
Self
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Self - Cameo
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
American Masters
Self
Great Performances
Self
Doll & Em
Mikhail
That's Dancing!
Self - Host
The Nutcracker
Toy Nutcracker / Prince
Dancers
Tony
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Cesar
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Narrator (voice)
Baryshnikov on Broadway
Self
Baryshnikov at the White House
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Carmen
Don José
Iconoclasts
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
Self
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
Self
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
Basilio
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Self
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
Self
Babilée '91
Self - Dancer
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
Giselle
Count Albrecht
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
Les Sylphides
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self
The White Helicopter
Pope Benedict XVI
猟銃
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Self - Performer