Have you ever heard about Benjamin Millepied? If not, then you are ignoring the very talented French dancer and Photographer. He was having a great passion for dancing and was mainly working on different projects in New York City. In the beginning, he didn’t get a great response from the audience, but as his talent got recognition, he got unexpected limelight from the fan all over the world. He has a lot of achievements and has gained a lot in his life, which makes him one of the most versatile actors of the era.

Early life

Millepied took his first breathe on June 10, 1977, in the Bordeaux region of France. He was born to Denys Millepied and Catherine Flori. He has two siblings, and he is the youngest among them. There is no hint about the occupation of his father, but his mother was a belly dancer. It was his mother who admired and trained him to learn belly dance. When he was 16 years old, he attended Conservatoire national with Michel Rahn in France. He did not reveal his childhood days, but it seems that his childhood was normal. He attended the School of American Ballet and then started his full-time study in 1993. It happened because he was offered a French Scholarship.

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Career beginning

Millepied worked as an intern under the choreographer, which was the person that noticed interest in him. In 1995, he entered New York City’s popular ballet known as Corps de ballet and got a promotion as soloist in 1998.2002 was a great year for him as he got recognition as a principal dancer. This motivated him to become a choreographer who later created dances for various institutes like City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The School of American Ballet, and many more. He also served as choreographer of residence in Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York for one year.

Millepied has also collaborated with leading contemporary composers such as David Lang, Nico Muhly, and Philip Glass. His dance was much popular as it was motion captured for the various children film like Barbie in the Nutcracker. There are numerous other films in which his dance was captured, and everyone was highly influenced because of his amazing style.

Personal life

In 2009, Millepied met Natalie Portman, who is a very popular actress on the set of a Black swan. He was in love with the actress, which is the reason he left his first girlfriend named Isabella Boylston. She was a principal dancer at the American ballet theatre and was in a live-in relation with Millepied. They did not announce the official date of engagement but surprisingly got married in Portman in 2012which was held in Big Sur. They both gave birth to two children, a son named Aleph and a daughter named Amalia. At present, Benjamin is reciting with his family in Los Angeles as they shifted over here from Paris.

Net worth

The total net worth of Benjamin Millepied is estimated at $10 million.