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Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Boyishly cute, diminutive and strong as a bull, but as graceful as any gazelle or swan, Mikhail Baryshnikov is a household name even to non-balletomanes. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and biggest names in dance. Mikhail began his ballet studies in his native Riga, Latvia. He was accepted by the Leningrad Choreographic School... See full bio »

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Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov
in Riga, Latvia, USSR [now Latvia]
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2009 Place (TV movie)
Dancer
 
2003-2004 Sex and the City (TV series)
Aleksandr Petrovsky
– An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux (2004) … Aleksandr Petrovsky
– An American Girl in Paris: Part Une (2004) … Aleksandr Petrovsky
– Splat! (2004) … Aleksandr Petrovsky
– The Cold War (2004) … Aleksandr Petrovsky
– Out of the Frying Pan (2004) … Aleksandr Petrovsky
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1991 Company Business
Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
 
1991 The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Cesar
 
1987 Dancers
Tony
 
1985 White Nights
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
 
1984 Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts (TV movie)
Basilio
 
1980/I Carmen (TV movie)
Don José
 
1977/I The Nutcracker (TV movie)
Nutcracker / Prince
 
1977 The Turning Point
Yuri Kopeikine
 
1977 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Count Albrecht
– American Ballet Theatre: Giselle (1977) … Count Albrecht
 
1976 Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap (TV movie)
Franz in 'Coppelia'/Le Spectre de la Rose//Basilio in 'Don Quixote'/Auguste Vestris
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet (1998) (executive producer)
– Cinderella & The House on Chicken Legs (1998) (executive producer)
– Ivan and His Magic Pony (1998) (executive producer)
– Pinocchio and the Golden Key (1998) (executive producer)
– The Last Petal (1998) (executive producer)
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Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
1997 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series) (choreographer - 1 episode)
– The Nutcracker (1997) (choreographer - archive footage)
 
1987 Dancers (staging: ballet sequences)
 
1985 White Nights (additional choreographer)
 
1984 Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts (TV movie) (artistic director: American Ballet Theatre, choreographer (after Marius Petipa - , director: stage production)
 
1977/I The Nutcracker (TV movie) (choreographer, production: ballet)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1977 The Turning Point (performer: "Dom chrustalniy" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 Day Zero (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (46 titles)
2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 June 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
1996-2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) … Himself
– Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) … Himself
– Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) … Himself
 
2008 Imagine (TV series)
Himself
– Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2008) … Himself
 
2007 PBS NewsHour (TV series)
Aleksandr Petrovsky / Himself / Nutcracker / …
– Episode dated 17 July 2007 (2007) … Himself (also archive footage) / Nutcracker (also archive footage) / Prince (also archive footage) / …
 
2007 The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (2007) … Himself - Host
 
2006 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mikhail Baryshnikov & Alice Waters (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Rehearsing a Dream (documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Sex and the City: A Farewell (TV documentary)
Himself / Aleksandr Petrovsky
 
1987-2003 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song (2003) … Himself
– Celebrating Gershwin: 'S Wonderful (1987) … Himself
 
2000 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1998 Mark Morris Dance Group: A Dance Center in Brooklyn (short)
Himself
 
1997 The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala: An American Journey (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 Babilée '91 (documentary)
Himself - Dancer (as Mikhail Baryshinikov)
 
1989 From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 Presidential Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1987 All Star Gala at Ford's Theatre (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The Gershwin Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979-1987 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series)
Himself
– David Gordon's 'Made in U.S.A.' (1987) … Himself
– Baryshnikov by Tharp (1985) … Himself
– Choreography by Balanchine: Part IV (1979) … Himself
 
1986 Vancouver: Focus on Expo 86 (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1986 Liberty Weekend (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Himself - Host (also archive footage)
 
1984 Gala Opening of the American Ballet Theater (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 American Ballet Theatre at the Met (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Happy Birthday, Bob! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Huston (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1982 Baryshnikov in Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredit)
 
1981 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself
– Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981) … Himself
 
1978-1981 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Himself - 'The Sleeping Beauty, Act III' / Himself - 'Theme and Variations'
– An Evening with American Ballet Theatre (1981) … Himself - 'The Sleeping Beauty, Act III'
– American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House (1978) … Himself - 'Theme and Variations'
 
1981 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 Baryshnikov on Broadway (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 The Magic of Dance (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Bob Hope on the Road to China (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Baryshnikov at the White House (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2009 Mao's Last Dancer
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
 
2001 Bourne to Dance (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series)
 
1987 ¡Qué noche la de aquel año! (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1989: Starred on Broadway as Gregor Samsa in "Metamorphosis", earning a Tony nomination and a Drama Critics Award. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Baryshnikov Dance Foundation | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mikhail Baryshinikov

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

There comes a moment in a young artist's life when he knows he has to bring something to the stage from within himself. He has to put in something in order to be able to take something out. See more »

Trivia:

Has his own clothing line: "Baryshnikov", plus his own perfume brand: "Misha". See more »

Nickname:

Misha See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius