A 20-year-old California man has the longest tongue in the U.S.A.

Nick Afanasiev, native of Moscow, has become an Internet hit–scoring more than a million YouTube views and TV appearances on Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Tyra Banks Show by showing off tricks with his 3.5-inch long tongue. It’s only .36 inches shorter than the world recorder holder, Stephen Taylor, from the UK.  But he’s miles more attractive than that guy, so he’s the real winner here.

He’s hoping the attention will help further his acting career, having already appeared in some films and TV shows like I, Carly. As a bonus, he’s single. He says that most guys tell him that he’ll be a hit with the ladies, but most girls are scared of it. To that I say, step aside.

Here’s a gif from one of his older YouTube videos:

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