
Known for
Acting
Born
January 27, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
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.
Baryshnikov has spearheaded many of his own artist...
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as Nutcracker
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TBA
2024
as Pope Benedict XVI
2023
2022
as Self - Cameo
2021
as Self
2018
as Self (archive footage)
2014
2014
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
2011
2011
2007
2007
Presenter
2006
as Self
2005
2004
as Narrator (voice)
2001
1999
1998
1994
1992
as Self - Dancer
1991
as Cesar, Story
1991
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko