Mikhail Baryshnikov is an unusually talented Russian dancer and actor. He was always surrounded by beautiful women, not only on stage, but also in real life. The ballet dancer had several beautiful novels, but he found his soul mate, with whom he has not parted for more than 20 years.
Russian love and moving abroad
Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Russian and American ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was born in Riga in 1948 in the family of an officer. At the age of 12, Mikhail lost his mother. His passion for ballet determined his future destiny. The talented young man entered the Vaganov School and moved to Leningrad.
Mikhail Baryshnikov showed very high results already during his studies. In ballet he had no equal. He had to dance with the most beautiful ballerinas and on stage he successfully transformed himself into the images of a hero-lover. But in life Baryshnikov was always distinguished by his modesty. Dancer Tatyana Koltsova became his first common-law wife. He lived with her for several years. But after another foreign tour, Baryshnikov did not return home, remaining in Canada, and a little later moved to a permanent place of residence in the United States.
Romance with Jessica Lange
Almost immediately after moving to the United States, Mikhail Baryshnikov began dating American actress Jessica Lange. They met on the set of one of the films. Mikhail also tried his hand at cinema. At the time of the meeting, he had a very poor command of English, which created certain difficulties in the relationship.
The novel developed rapidly, but there were many obstacles ahead of the lovers. They had to pass the test of glory. Jessica's career began to develop rapidly, she was invited to appear with the most sought-after Hollywood directors. Mikhail was fascinated by creativity, ballet. In 1979 he was invited to take part in the unusual musical "Baryshnikov on Broadway". His mentor was Liza Minnelli, who did not hide her sympathy for the talented dancer. Mikhail also showed her attention. Lisa wanted to go out with him more often, but Baryshnikov did not take her anywhere and was quite restrained. This was the reason for the separation from Minelli.
Michael returned to Jessica Lange and they lived happily for a while. They had a daughter, Alexander, but the birth of a child did not change anything and the union nevertheless fell apart. Journalists very heatedly discussed their relationship. The reason was several high-profile statements by Jessica. She accused Baryshnikov of being too authoritarian, complained that he forces her to cook Russian food and often invites large companies into the house. Some publications even wrote that the Russian dancer was beating up his American beloved, but no confirmation of this was received.
After several months of painful proceedings, the couple finally broke up. Mikhail then said that he would never again connect his fate with American women, since he cannot understand them, and they cannot understand him. This was the only comment on the breakup with Jessica Lange.
Marriage to Lisa Reinhardt
A few years after breaking up with Jessica, Mikhail Baryshnikov finally managed to meet his soul mate. She was the ballerina Lisa Reinhardt. She was born in Austria and her grandfather was the famous director Max Reinhardt.
Lisa is not only a talented ballerina, but also a successful choreographer. She also dabbled in journalism. Mikhail and Lisa met while taking part in the creation of one of the musicals. The relationship developed rapidly and soon their first child was born. Only after that, the lovers officially registered the marriage. Lisa quit her career. She no longer performed on the big stage, deciding to devote herself to her husband and children. In total, the couple has three children. The eldest son, who was born in 1989, they named Peter Andrew. A little later, they had two daughters - Anna Katerina and Sofia Louise. Anna is already well known in the world of cinema and fashion. She has become the face of several fashion brands, and also starred in the movie "Manchester by the Sea" along with Hollywood actors of the first magnitude.
Mikhail Baryshnikov, having become the artistic director of his own troupe of the fashionable theater "White Oak Project", often gave interviews. But in a conversation with journalists, for a long time he preferred to bypass the topic of his personal life. Lisa admitted that she was not pleased when in an interview he did not mention her name and the name of their children, but he was happy to talk about his dogs. Mikhail explains this behavior by his reluctance to expose his personal life. The woman who replaced his mother always said that happiness loves silence. Mikhail remembered these words for the rest of his life and with age he became superstitious.
In the person of Liza, Baryshnikov found the ideal life companion, in which there is everything that he lacked in previous relationships. The wife tries to smooth out sharp corners, does not take offense over trifles and has an easy character. She does not pay attention to rumors regarding secret affairs of her husband. Lisa does not ask Mikhail about work, does not go out without her husband, does not sew outfits for famous couturiers and leads a rather closed, modest lifestyle. Americans are still surprised by this couple, but in spite of everything, they are still together.
