Yev was 9 years old when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Yev was born in the Caucasus Mountains of Southern Russia.
Presently working on life story to be adapted into a motion picture, like all the heroes that inspired him.
His father, Vladimir opened a video rental store that rented mostly American movies. This was Yev's introduction to US blockbusters like Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and inspired him to be an actor.