Biography

Benjamin Millepied

by Monika Bhatt,

Benjamin Millepied is a dancer and choreographer of French nationality who was born on the 10th of June 1977 to mother Catherine Flori and father Denys Millepied. His role in Black Swan has to be his most notable one. He starred and choreographed the entire film. He is also the Director of Dance for the Opera Ballet in Paris. 

Benjamin Millepied was born in Bordeaux, France and started training in dance since the mere age of eight. He got the inspiration in ballet dancing from his mother who was involved in the same profession. He studied at the School of American Ballet and then returned to study their full time. He got a scholarship from the French Ministry. He joined the corps de ballet in 1995 and became a choreographer later for the American Ballet Theater, School of American Ballet and much more thus becoming more and more popular.

Benjamin Millepied is also the founder and the director of the L.A. Dance Project. He has also been known to have partnered with Nico Muhly to found the company. Another of his most important endeavor has been starring and choreographing in the hit movie Black Swan which won him fame, name, and critical acclaim. 

Benjamin Millepied's personal life has been very much talked about, particularly for the relationship he has had with Natalie Portman, the actress of Black Swan. When he met her, he was in a relationship with girlfriend Isabella Boylston. He was in a living relationship with her when he left her to be together with Natalie Portman.

The couple started an affair and Portman gave birth to their son named Aleph Portman Millepied. It has been said that the couple eventually got married on the August of 2012 and they are together as of now. The couple has been getting along pretty well in their individual careers and also within themselves. They are certainly not heading towards a divorce anytime soon. They have not had any more children but might have some sometime soon. He is set to convert to Judaism soon.

Benjamin Millepied's net worth is a whopping 900 thousand dollars. He falls among the list of the highest paid ballet dancers in the world. His personality is a pretty alluring on with a height of 5 feet 10 inches and a personality that attracts a lot of fans from across the world. The bio and wiki page of the personality has been widely searched by people who have watched him dance and his alluring dance and presentable attitude is surely set to take him to higher heights of fame in the time to come.