what was mikhail baryshnikov?
<answer> Mikhail Baryshnikov is a soviet and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. <context> Mikhail Baryshnikov. Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov (Russian: михаи́л никола́евич бары́шников, Latvian: Mihails Barišņikovs; born January 27, 1948), nicknamed Misha (Russian diminutive of the name Mikhail), is a Soviet and American dancer, choreographer, and actor.