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I cannot stand authority.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 27
Actor
Ballet Dancer
Ballet Master
Choreographer
Dancer
Film Actor
Performing Artist
Television Actor
Rīga
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
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