1948-01-27 ( 77 years old ) in 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.
Movies
The White Helicopter
2024-08-09
猟銃
2023-03-26
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022-11-25
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021-04-23
Studio 54
2018-06-15
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014-01-15
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011-11-15
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007-05-19
Rehearsing a Dream
2006-08-25
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004-02-24
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001-12-16
Oh, Misha
1999-01-01
Babilée '91
1992-12-25
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991-12-04
Company Business
1991-09-06
Dancers
1987-10-09
White Nights
1985-11-22
That's Dancing!
1985-01-18
Les Sylphides
1984-01-01
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
1983-01-01
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982-04-21
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981-12-12
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980-04-24
Carmen
1980-01-01
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979-09-16
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979-04-15
The Nutcracker
1977-12-16
The Turning Point
1977-11-14
Giselle
1977-01-01
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976-01-01
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