Elya Baskin
| Elya Baskin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 August 1950 Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR (present-day Latvia) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin (Latvian: Iļja Baskins, Russian: Илья́ (Э́лиа) За́лманович Ба́скин; born 11 August 1950), known as Elya Baskin, is an American actor.
Baskin was born to a Jewish family 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.
He emigrated to the United States in 1976. He has built a considerable career in TV and film, and is often cast as Eastern European characters, Russian, Bulgarian, etc.
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