Mikhail Baryshnikov

Known for ActingBorn 1948-01-27 (age 78)Riga, Latvia

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre

The Nutcracker

Carmen

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts

American Ballet Theatre at the Met

Baryshnikov on Broadway

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap

Le Grand Échiquier

Iconoclasts

Baryshnikov at the White House

Sex and the City

The Kennedy Center Honors

Babilée '91

American Masters

That's Dancing!

Studio 54

White Nights

Doll & Em

The Turning Point

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Great Performances

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Today

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

Company Business

Dancers

The White Helicopter

猟銃

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

Top Model po-russki

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Rehearsing a Dream

Oh, Misha

NeXt

Les Sylphides

Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Bob Hope on the Road to China

Giselle

Fiesta

World's Young Ballet