Mikhail Baryshnikov
Biography
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.
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Movies (38)
The White Helicopter
as Pope Benedict XVI
2024
猟銃
2023
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
as Self - Cameo
2022
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
as Self
2021
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
2014
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
2011
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
2007
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Presenter (Crew)
2007
Rehearsing a Dream
as Self
2006
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Narrator (voice)
2004
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
as Self
2001
Oh, Misha
1999
Babilée '91
as Self - Dancer
1992
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
as Cesar
1991
Company Business
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
1991
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
as Self
1989
Dancers
as Tony
1987
White Nights
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
1985
That's Dancing!
as Self - Host
1985
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
as Basilio
1984
Les Sylphides
1984
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
1984
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
as Self (archive footage)
1983
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
as Self - Performer
1982
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
as Self
1981
Baryshnikov on Broadway
as Self
1980
Carmen
as Don José
1980
Bob Hope on the Road to China
as Self
1979
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
The Nutcracker
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
1977
The Turning Point
as Yuri
1977
Giselle
as Count Albrecht
1977
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
as Self
1976
Fiesta
as Pedro Romero
1971
World's Young Ballet
1969
The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka
as Nikishka
1969
City and Song
1968
TV Shows (12)
Doll & Em
as Mikhail
2014
Top Model po-russki
as Special guest
2011
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
Sex and the City
as Aleksandr Petrovsky
1998
NeXt
as Self
1994
American Masters
as Self
1986
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Great Performances
as Self
1971
Today
as Self
1952