Bear Grylls
Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild (2006–2011), originally titled Born Survivor: Bear Grylls in the United Kingdom.
Grylls is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout in the UK at age 35.
Grylls was born in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland.He grew up in Donaghadee until the age of four, when his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.
He is the son of Conservative politician Sir Michael Grylls, who was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, and Lady Sarah Grylls. Lady Grylls is the daughter of politician Patricia Ford, briefly an Ulster Unionist Party MP, and cricketer and businessman Neville Ford. Grylls has one sibling, an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, a cardio-tennis coach, who gave him the nickname 'Bear' when he was a week old.
Grylls was educated at Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he helped start its first mountaineering club, and Birkbeck, University of London, where he graduated with a degree, obtained part-time, in Hispanic studies in 2002. He graduated from the University of West of England.
From an early age, he learned to climb and sail with his father, who was a member of the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron. As a teenager, he learned to skydive and earned a second dan black belt in Shotokan karate. At age eight he became a Cub Scout. He speaks English, Spanish, and French. He is a Christian, and has described his faith as the "backbone" in his life.
Grylls married Shara Cannings Knight in 2000. They have three sons. In August 2015, it was reported that Grylls had deserted his young son, Jesse, on Saint Tudwal's Island along the North Wales coast, as the tide approached, leaving him to be rescued by the RNLI. The RNLI later criticised him for the stunt, saying its crew "had not appreciated" that a child would be involved.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.191 |
Birthday | 1974-06-07 |
Place of Birth | County Down, Northern Ireland |
Also Known As | 贝尔 格里尔斯, Беар Ґріллз, |
2010
Abenteuer Survival
10/1
Bear Grylls hat in einer Spezialeinheit der britischen Armee gedient, den Mount Everest erklommen und die Arktis durchquert. Jetzt stellt er sich neue...
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Abenteuer Survival
2012
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
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Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
2011
Man Vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
7/2
In the most unforgiving and hostile environments on the planet, Bear Grylls has faced a host of life and death situations displaying his extreme survi...
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Man Vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
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Adventurer and successful Everest climber Bear Grylls tells stories of the hardcore adventurers for whom simply conquering Everest is not enough; thes...
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Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
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Bear Grylls draws on his own experience as an Everest summiteer to explain the danger and the allure of the mountain. He shares stories of climbers an...
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Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
2021
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Interactive Movie
5.8/43
When there’s a power outage at a safari reserve, Bear Grylls is called and he needs your help. The situation is dire: an escaped lion is headed for a...
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Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Interactive Movie
2012
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
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Over the years, Bear Grylls has conquered the world's most inhospitable places. So what are the secrets to his survival? In this one-off special, we j...
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A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
2021
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
5.889/18
After a plane crash leaves Bear with amnesia, he must make choices to save the missing pilot and survive in this high-stakes interactive adventure.
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You vs. Wild: Out Cold
2022
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
5.4/7
Click through this interactive special, helping superstar Ranveer Singh and adventurer Bear Grylls brave the Serbian wilderness to find a rare flower.
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Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
2015
With A Kite
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Groundbreaking documentary, "With a Kite," takes an inside look at the growing sport of kiteboarding through the lives and lifestyles of a group of co...
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With A Kite
2022
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
9.5/2
Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events that inspired his bestselling book The Boy, the Mo...
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Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
2023
Finding Michael
5.182/11
In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after he reached the top of the world, aged just 22, he...
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Finding Michael
2023
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
5.2/5
Bear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witnesses the consequences of conflict for the people...
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War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
2008
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
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Join survival expert Bear Grylls and his fellow explorer Gilo Cardozo, as they prepare for their mission to fly over the summit of Mount Everest with...
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Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
2023
The Coronation Concert
6/2
Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more perform live from Windsor Castle in celebration of...
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The Coronation Concert
2024
Arthur the King
7.928/389
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion...
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