Mikhail Baryshnikov

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.

  • Title: Mikhail Baryshnikov
  • Popularity: 6.028
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1948-01-27
  • Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia
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  • Also Known As: Михаил Николаевич Барышников, Mihails Barišņikovs, ミハイル・バリシニコフ, ミハイル・ニコラエヴィチ・バリシニコフ
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Mikhail Baryshnikov Movies

  • 1991
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    Company Business

    Company Business

    5.2 1991 HD

    An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.

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  • 1977
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    Giselle

    Giselle

    1 1977 HD

    The ballet tells the story of a peasant girl named Giselle whose ghost, after her premature death, protects her lover from the vengeance of a group...

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  • 2014
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    Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

    Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

    6.1 2014 HD

    Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.

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  • 1977
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    9.1 1977 HD

    The Nutcracker is Mikhail Baryshnikov's breathtaking and critcally acclaimed Emmy nominated production. The thisspectacular performance is danced by...

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  • 1985
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    That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

    7 1985 HD

    A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s,...

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  • 1977
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    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

    6.5 1977 HD

    As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an...

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  • 1985
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    White Nights

    White Nights

    6.7 1985 HD

    After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch...

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  • 1991
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    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    4.8 1991 HD

    Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat...

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  • 2011
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    A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

    A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

    1 2011 HD

    A documentary with stars from the original cast.

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  • 1984
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    Les Sylphides

    Les Sylphides

    1 1984 HD

    Les Sylphides is a short, non-narrative ballet blanc to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.

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  • 1987
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    Dancers

    Dancers

    4.3 1987 HD

    A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

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  • 2006
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    Rehearsing a Dream

    Rehearsing a Dream

    1 2006 HD

    Support for the arts in America may be dwindling, but talent in our high schools isn't. Every year a group of the country's most gifted 17-year-old...

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  • 2004
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    Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

    Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

    7 2004 HD

    Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities,...

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  • 1981
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    Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

    Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

    1 1981 HD

    Various entertainers and artists look at how Walt Disney influenced these areas through his work in a variety of fields.

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  • 2022
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    The Hip Hop Nutcracker

    The Hip Hop Nutcracker

    5.3 2022 HD

    Features Rev Run as he brings audiences on a hip-hop reimagining of The Nutcracker ballet set in NYC.

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  • 1976
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    Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap

    Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap

    1 1976 HD

    In the prime of his career, Mikhail Baryshnikov performs solo and also shares the stage with prima ballerinas such as Gelsey Kirkland and Marianna...

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  • 1983
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    Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

    Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

    1 1983 HD

    A documentary about renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov.

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  • 1989
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    Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre

    Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre

    10 1989 HD

    The twinkle of Frank Sinatra's "Ol' Blue Eyes" melds with the beauty of ballet in this innovative program starring world-renowned dancer Mikhail...

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  • 2024
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    The White Helicopter

    The White Helicopter

    1 2024 HD

    The film is based on true events leading up to the historical 2013 resignation of Benedict XVI. After succeeding John Paul II, and serving as Pope...

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  • 2007
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    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    7.6 2007 HD

    An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her...

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  • 2023
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    猟銃

    猟銃

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1984
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    Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts

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

    1 1984 HD

    The American Ballet Theatre, performing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, June 1983, led by Mikhail Baryshnikov, present Cervantes'...

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  • 1980
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Baryshnikov on Broadway

    Baryshnikov on Broadway

    7 1980 HD

    Mikhail Baryshnikov and his guests perform numbers from over a dozen renowned Broadway musicals including Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, Can-Can,...

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  • 2001
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    Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

    Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

    1 2001 HD

    A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.

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  • 2018
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    Studio 54

    Studio 54

    6.356 2018 HD

    Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners,...

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  • 1982
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    Baryshnikov in Hollywood

    Baryshnikov in Hollywood

    1 1982 HD

    The famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.

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  • 2021
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    Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

    Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

    5 2021 HD

    Oleg Vidov — one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors — was persecuted, blacklisted and pushed to the breaking point before escaping...

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  • 1979
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    Bob Hope on the Road to China

    Bob Hope on the Road to China

    1 1979 HD

    Bob Hope tours China, takes in the culture and meets up with Big Bird, Crystal Gayle, Peaches and Herb, and others.

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  • 1979
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    Baryshnikov at the White House

    Baryshnikov at the White House

    7 1979 HD

    Mikhail Baryshnikov and the New York City Ballet perform at the White House's East Room.

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  • 1999
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    Oh, Misha

    Oh, Misha

    1 1999 HD

    A video collage of filmed Mikhail Baryshnikov ballet performances edited with feature film clips in which all the characters refer to someone named...

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  • 1991
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    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    4.8 1991 HD

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  • 2007
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    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1985
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    White Nights

    White Nights

    6.7 1985 HD

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  • 1952
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    Today

    Today

    5.538 1952 HD

    Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on...

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  • 2005
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    Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

    6 2005 HD

    Iconoclasts is a Sundance Channel show. Each episode pairs two "creative visionaries" who discuss their lives, influences, and art, most of whom are...

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.333 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 2014
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    Doll & Em

    Doll & Em

    6.2 2014 HD

    Doll & Em is a British comedy series starring real-life friends Emily Mortimer (Em) and Dolly Wells (Doll), filmed in the style of a reality TV show....

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  • 1973
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    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    4.5 1973 HD

    In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally...

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 2011
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    Top Model po-russki

    Top Model po-russki

    1 2011 HD

    Top Model po-russki is a Russian reality television show and the second Russian adaptation of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model, after You are a...

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1998
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    Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

    7.4 1998 HD

    Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as...

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  • 1986
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    7.063 1986 HD

    American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

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  • 1994
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    NeXt

    NeXt

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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