Mark Roytman was born in the Soviet Union. His father was in the military and the family had to move from place to place quite often. The young years Mark spent in St. Petersburg, former Leningrad. After the college, Mark, in love with sport, became a wrestling coach and was quite well known in the sport circles of the country. In 1989, Mark with wife and a son immigrated to the USA. Presently he resides in Philadelphia.