Born August 11, 1950· Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
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Originating from Riga and trained at Moscow's Theatre and Variety Arts College, the Latvian-American actor Elya Baskin emerged from a Jewish family and earned a Festival of Young Actors Award at the Moscow Comedy Theatre before immigrating to the United States in 1976. Frequently cast as Eastern European figures, he first attracted attention as Anatoly, the best friend of Robin Williams' character…
