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