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