Mikhail Baryshnikov

About

Acclaimed Russian ballet dancer who defected and began a career in Hollywood TV and movies.

Before fame

He won the junior division of the Varna International Ballet Competition.

Trivia

He played a Russian artist who dated Carrie in the last season of Sex and the City.

Family life

He had four children with former ballerina Lisa Rinehart, three daughters named Alexandra, Sofia-Luisa and Anna, and a son named Peter.

Associated with

He is a widely recognized Russian ballet dancer; Galina Ulanova was another Russian prima ballerina.