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Mikhail Baryshnikov

Acting · Born January 27, 1948 · Riga, Latvia

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.

Movies with Mikhail Baryshnikov

• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) — Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
• White Nights (1985) — Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
• Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007) — Self
• Studio 54 (2018) — Self (archive footage)
• The Turning Point (1977) — Yuri
• Company Business (1991) — Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
• The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2022) — Self - Cameo
• Dancers (1987) — Tony
• That's Dancing! (1985) — Self - Host
• The Nutcracker (1977) — Toy Nutcracker / Prince
• The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991) — Cesar
• Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (2021) — Self

TV shows with Mikhail Baryshnikov

• Sex and the City (1998) — Aleksandr Petrovsky