Mikhail Baryshnikov
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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
Credits
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
White Nights (1985)
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
That's Dancing! (1985)
as Self - Host
Studio 54 (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Company Business (1991)
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
The Turning Point (1977)
as Yuri
The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2022)
as Self - Cameo
The White Helicopter (2024)
as Pope Benedict XVI
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)
as Self
The Nutcracker (1977)
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
Dancers (1987)
as Tony
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991)
as Cesar
City and Song (1968)
Actor
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (2021)
as Self
Baryshnikov on Broadway (1980)
as Self
Carmen (1980)
as Don José
Bob Hope on the Road to China (1979)
as Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982)
as Self - Performer
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy (2011)
as Self
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker (—)
as Nutcracker
The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka (1969)
as Nikishka
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981)
as Self
American Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met (—)
Actor
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap (1976)
as Self
Oh, Misha (1999)
Actor
World's Young Ballet (1969)
Actor
Babilée '91 (1992)
as Self - Dancer
猟銃 (2023)
Actor
Fiesta (1971)
as Pedro Romero
George Balanchine's Theme & Variations (—)
Actor
Les Sylphides (1984)
Actor
Rehearsing a Dream (2006)
as Self
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts (1984)
as Basilio
Giselle (1977)
as Count Albrecht
Dance in America: Choreography by Balanchine (—)
Actor
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance (2001)
as Self
Baryshnikov at the White House (1979)
Actor
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre (1989)
as Self
American Ballet Theatre at the Met (1984)
Actor