Nick Afanasiev (born July 29, 1989) is a Russian-born American actor, known for having the longest
tongue in recorded history. Afanasiev's tongue is nine centimeters (3.54 inches) long, and is considered the longest tongue in America.
[Wei, Clarissa (July 21, 2010)]
"Twenty Year-Old SoCal Resident Has Longest Tongue In The U.S."
''LA Weekly
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''. Retrieved Dec. 20, 2012.
Career
Afanasiev has appeared in
independent films,
television pilots
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, an episode of Animal Planet's
Killer Outbreaks, and commercials for
CCM Hockey Gear,
Cornetto Ice Cream, and
Mopar. In 2011, he starred in the Travis Fort film ''2012: Ice Age''. His tongue has been showcased on numerous television shows around the world. He performs tricks such as licking his elbow, licking his eye,
text messaging with his tongue, and licking ice cream from the tip of his nose.
[Nick Afanasiev on ''The Tyra Banks Show''.]
Retrieved Dec. 20, 2012.
Afanasiev was born in
Moscow, Russia
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, and moved to the United States at the age of seven. In 2008, a video featuring Afanasiev's tongue became an
internet sensation.
In addition to ''
iCarly
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'', Afanasiev has appeared on television shows around the world, including ''
The Tyra Banks Show'',
''
Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', and
''TruTV's Smoking Gun Presents''.
Nick Afanasiev on ''Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest Record Breakers''
TruTV. Retrieved Dec. 20, 2012.
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1989 births
Living people
Male actors from Moscow
American male film actors
American male television actors
Russian emigrants to the United States
21st-century American male actors
American male voice actors