Yuri Grigorovich was born on January 1, 1927 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is a writer and director, known for Iwan Grosny (1976), Spartakus - The Bolshoi Ballet (1977) and Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus (2021). He was previously married to Natalia Bessmertnova.