Nick Afanasiev is known as an American actor who born in Russia, his unique identity is his longest tongue in the America. He has about 3.54 inches. Nick Afanasiev performed in as an episode of Animal planet's Killer Outbreaks, television pilots, independent films. In several shows he performed tricks to licking his elbow, text with tongue, licking eye licking ice cream from his tip of the nose. His movie Ice Age was released in 2012, till then he was shown in several television shows.

He was the only child of his parents, he used to ride BMX bicycles during teenage, but give up after a life-threatening injury.

He started his career from independent films such as television pilots, an episode of Animal Planet's Killer Outbreaks, and commercials for CCM Hockey Gear, Cornetto Ice Cream, Mopar. In 2008, he released his video with his tongue tricks, it was the internet sensation. He also performed in Nickelodeon show iCarly, the show was telecast overall the world. Some other shows of Afanasiev are TruTV's smoking Gun Presents, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.