Bear Grylls
Date of birth: 1974-06-07
Place of birth: Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 贝尔 格里尔斯, เอ็ดเวิร์ด ไมเคิล กริลส์ , Edward Michael Grylls, Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Finding Michael
2023-02-21
In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
2023-02-24
Bear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witn
Abenteuer Survival
2010-07-13
Bear Grylls hat in einer Spezialeinheit der britischen Armee gedient, den Mount Everest erklommen un
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest
2008-01-01
Join survival expert Bear Grylls and his fellow explorer Gilo Cardozo, as they prepare for their mis
The Coronation Concert
2023-05-07
Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more p
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
2022-07-08
Click through this interactive special, helping superstar Ranveer Singh and adventurer Bear Grylls b
With A Kite
2015-05-01
Groundbreaking documentary, "With a Kite," takes an inside look at the growing sport of kiteboarding
Arthur the King
2024-02-22
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
2022-12-24
Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events
Fine Dining With Bear Grylls
2012-12-31
Man vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection
2011-01-01
In the most unforgiving and hostile environments on the planet, Bear Grylls has faced a host of life
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
2014-04-01
Adventurer and successful Everest climber Bear Grylls tells stories of the hardcore adventurers for
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche
2014-05-04
Bear Grylls draws on his own experience as an Everest summiteer to explain the danger and the allure
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie
2021-02-16
When there’s a power outage at a safari reserve, Bear Grylls is called and he needs your help. The s
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls
2012-12-24
Over the years, Bear Grylls has conquered the world's most inhospitable places. So what are the secr
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
2021-09-14
After a plane crash leaves Bear with amnesia, he must make choices to save the missing pilot and sur
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor - Patagonia
2013-06-01
As one of the youngest people to climb Everest and one of the few to successfully complete the gruel
The Mosaic Church
2025-02-28
In 2004, a routine prison renovation in Megiddo, Israel, led to an astonishing discovery—what is bel
Children of Shanghai
2021-06-01
Bear Grylls narrates the story of the first foster children in China's 3,000-year history. British f
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Endangered
Before he was a global icon of adventure, one 14-year-old Bear Grylls was a pretty ordinary kid – un
Bear Grylls, Young Adventurer: Icebreaker
Further animated adventures of 14-year-old wilderness savant Bear Grylls.
Beyond Borders with Bear Grylls: Bahrain
Bear Grylls takes His Highness Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa on a mission across the Bahraini kingdom.