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