Ilya Baskin

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
August 11, 1950 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Action
Career Span
1972 – Present

Ilya Baskin

3 wins
221 nominations
1 Oscar
51 credits

Baskin was born in Riga, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin.  He attended Moscow's prestigious Theatre and Variety Arts College and won a Festival of Young Actors Award at the Moscow Comedy Theatre. Baskin immigrated to the United States in 1976.  He has built a considerable career in TV and movies, and is often cast as a Russian, due to his ancestry and accent. He has ultimately become one of the most popular choices whenever a Russian is needed in a TV-episode or a major movie production.  He is also a regular on the long-running Internet program "Outlaw Radio" hosted by Matt Alan, where he makes amusing commentary on contemporary topics, and does comedic interaction with fellow actor Richard Tyson and author Burl Barer, among many others.

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Personal Info

Born
Aug 11, 1950
From
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Known For
Acting
Career
1972 – Present

Award Recognition

3
Wins
221
Nominations
1
Oscar

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The Name of the Rose
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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