Nikita Bogolyubov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia (formerly known as Leningrad, USSR) and had migrated with his family over to the US when he was only eight years old. Being world-class figure skaters, Nikita's parents got on tour to work with The Ice Capades shortly thereafter. Nikita traveled the next year to all the major cities across the US and Canada. In only three month's time he learned how to speak English simply by watching television. And being so young, it allowed him to do that with fluent abilities.
The touring year was also the first time Nikita had been exposed to the entertainment industry in the US. Wanting to spice up the kids segment of The Ice Capades, the creative director incorporated Nikita to dance live up on the podium with The Flinstones characters during one of their musical numbers. It proved to be such a success that Nikita went on to do it for more than 300 more shows after that. Rocking out with Dino at a packed Madison Square Garden venue was the birth of the love of being an entertainer for Nikita. As a big farewell, on the final show before leaving The Ice Capades, Nikita was placed on ice and used in the comedy intermission number with the show's clowns.
Placing a high emphasis on education, Nikita's parents decided to settle finally down in the little town of Voorhees, NJ to provide him a successful learning environment. All the while making sure he kept his Russian speaking abilities fluent just as much as the English ones.