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Russian-born ballet dancer and actor Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) was the guest star on The Muppet Show episode 213. Initially, the producers of The Muppet Show had such difficulty casting guest stars that they had to call upon all their personal friends in the entertainment industry for help. This changed dramatically after Nureyev's guest appearance. The publicity of a renowned ballet dancer appearing on such a bizarre show created such positive publicity that the show became popular and soon celebrities were lining up to appear on the show.

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  • Russian-born ballet dancer and actor Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) was the guest star on The Muppet Show episode 213. Initially, the producers of The Muppet Show had such difficulty casting guest stars that they had to call upon all their personal friends in the entertainment industry for help. This changed dramatically after Nureyev's guest appearance. The publicity of a renowned ballet dancer appearing on such a bizarre show created such positive publicity that the show became popular and soon celebrities were lining up to appear on the show.
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  • Russian-born ballet dancer and actor Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) was the guest star on The Muppet Show episode 213. Initially, the producers of The Muppet Show had such difficulty casting guest stars that they had to call upon all their personal friends in the entertainment industry for help. This changed dramatically after Nureyev's guest appearance. The publicity of a renowned ballet dancer appearing on such a bizarre show created such positive publicity that the show became popular and soon celebrities were lining up to appear on the show. When asked by The Muppet Show producers which character he would most like to appear with, he said he would very much like to dance with Miss Piggy. Since she does not exist from the waist down, and such a sketch would prove difficult for a ballet, a full-bodied Muppet pig (the Ballerina Pig) was constructed for Nureyev's appearance. Instead of a dance number, Miss Piggy sang a duet with Nureyev, "Baby, It's Cold Outside". He fondly recalled his time with Piggy a decade later when he appeared as a guest on The Dame Edna Experience. Nureyev was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with the Kirov Ballet. He defected to the West while performing in Paris in 1961, and then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The English/French documentary I Am a Dancer (1972) featured him and his long-time dance partner, Dame Margot Fonteyn. Nureyev died of AIDS-related complications on January 6, 1993, in Paris, France.
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