Ilya Baskin
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 p…
Known field
Acting
Total Movie Credited
51
Total TV Shows Credited
40
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Birthdate
August 11, 1950
Also known as
Elya Zalmanovich Baskin
Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin
الیا باسکین
Elya Baskin
Илья Баскин
И. Баскин