<P> Although Tchaikovsky's ballet has been presented on TV many times in many different versions, the Baryshnikov version is one of only two to be nominated for an Emmy Award . The other one was Mark Morris' "The Hard Nut", Morris's intentionally exaggerated and satirical version of the ballet . </P> <P> Baryshnikov also performed in two Emmy - winning television specials, one on ABC and one on CBS, in which he danced to music from Broadway and Hollywood, respectively . During the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared many times with American Ballet Theatre on Live from Lincoln Center and Great Performances . Over the years, he has also appeared on several telecasts of the Kennedy Center Honors . </P> <P> Baryshnikov performed in his first film role soon after arriving in New York . He portrayed the character Yuri Kopeikine, a famous Russian womanizing ballet dancer, in the 1977 film The Turning Point, for which he received an Oscar nomination . He co-starred with Gregory Hines and Isabella Rossellini in the 1985 film White Nights, choreographed by Twyla Tharp; and he was featured in the 1987 film Dancers . On television, in the last season of Sex and the City, he played a Russian artist, Aleksandr Petrovsky, who woos Carrie Bradshaw relentlessly and takes her to Paris . He co-starred in Company Business (1991) with Gene Hackman . </P> <P> On November 2, 2006, Baryshnikov and chef Alice Waters were featured on an episode of the Sundance Channel's original series Iconoclasts . The two have a long friendship . They discussed their lifestyles, sources of inspiration, and social projects that make them unique . During the program, Alice Waters visited Baryshnikov's Arts Center in New York City . The Hell's Kitchen Dance tour brought him to Berkeley to visit Alice Waters' restaurant Chez Panisse . On July 17, 2007, the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer featured a profile of Baryshnikov and his Arts Center . Baryshnikov appears, uncredited, in the 2014 film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Interior Minister Sorokin . </P>

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