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- He was born on Sakhalin Island at the far eastern end of the former Soviet Union and began studying dance at age 9 in the Riga State Ballet School. He later said his mother put him there to prevent his becoming "a hooligan". One of his classmates and friends at the school was Mikhail Baryshnikov. After graduating he toured with the Moscow Classical Ballet. He joined the Bolshoi in 1971; there he received rave reviews for the lead in "Swan Lake", "Giselle" and other classical and contemporary works. In 1973 he won a gold medal at the Moscow International Competition. The same year he received more praise when the Bolshoi toured the United States. He was then marked as a potential defector and not allowed to tour for five years. In August 1979 he did defect. The story grew in importance when his ballerina wife returned to the USSR a few days later. He joined the American Ballet Theater and danced with it until 1982 when he and its director Baryshnikov had a falling out. He was by then a frequent companion of Jacqueline Bisset. His first movie role was as the Amish farmer Daniel in "Witness" (1985). The NY Times reviewer described him as the film's "most riveting presence". The same critic did not take so kindly to his role as Karl in "Die Hard" (1988) ("a sight gag in his terrorist costume"). When he became a US citizen in 1987 he said he planned to celebrate by eating a "hamburger stuffed with caviar". He had been filming a movie in Budapest a few weeks before he was found dead in his West Hollywood home, of "natural causes" according to his physician.
- Svetlana Bragarnik was born on 24 May 1944 in Aleksandrovsk, Sakhalinskaya oblast, USSR. She was an actress, known for Satana (1991), The Student (2016) and Porokh (1985). She died on 25 February 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
- Yaroslav Sumishevskiy was born on 18 October 1983 in Shakhtyorsk, Sakhalinskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR.
- Director
- Writer
Yuri Schiller was born on 13 August 1942 in Sakhalinskaya oblast, USSR. He was a director and writer, known for Vorobey (2010), Greshnyy chelovek (1998) and Iskra bozhya (1994). He died on 17 March 2019 in Novosibirsk, Russia.- Anastasiya Imamova was born on 6 October 1978 in Sakhalinskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Taynyy Santa (2022), Dlitelnye svidaniya (2023) and Ya umeyu vyazat (2016).
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Yuriy Zaytsev was born on 20 August 1950 in Kholmsk, Sakhalinskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for The Ugly Swans (2006), Svoi (2004) and Dnevnik kamikadze (2003).- Ol'ga Mukhina was born on 5 October 1987 in Sakhalinskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Sherlock Holmes (2013).
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Igor Nikolaev was born on 17 January 1960 in Kholmsk, Sakhalinskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor and composer, known for Say It in Russian (2007), Kremlyovskiy koncert (2002) and Kansanhuvit (1992). He has been married to Yuliya Proskuryakova since 25 September 2010. He was previously married to Natasha Korolyova and Elena ?.