Bear Grylls

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bear Grylls
Occupation	Reality Star
Date Of Birth	Jun 7, 1974(1974-06-07)
Age	50
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Gemini

Bear Grylls Biography

Bear Grylls is one of the most popular and richest Reality Star who was born on June 7, 1974 in London, United Kingdom. English adventurer who is the main character on the reality show Man vs. Wild. The show named him the youngest chief Scout by the Scout Association in 2009.

He as well as He and Lord Baden Powell both served as Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts. both served as Chief Scouts for Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts.

Edward Michael Grylls OBE (born 7 June 1974), better known as Bear Grylls, is a British former SAS serviceman, survival instructor, and honorary lieutenant- colonel, and, outside his military career, an adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman. He is widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild (2006–2011), originally titled Born Survivor: Bear Grylls for the United Kingdom release. 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 of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories at age 35, a post he has held for a second term since 2015.

After leaving school, Grylls briefly hiked in the Himalayan mountains of Sikkim and West Bengal. From 1994–1997, he served in the British Army reserves with 21 SAS as a trooper trained in unarmed combat, desert and winter warfare, survival, climbing, parachuting, and explosives. Becoming a survival instructor, he was twice posted to North Africa. His time in the SAS ended as the result of a free fall parachuting accident the year before in Kenya, when his parachute failed to open, breaking three vertebrae.

The real name of his character is Edward Michael Grylls. His older sister used to call his name “Bear” when he was just a week old. Three sons were born and Shara Grylls, who he got married in the year 2000.

Bear Grylls Net Worth

Bear Grylls is one of the richest Reality Star from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bear Grylls 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was interested in skydiving, karate and sailing when he was a teenager.

In May 1998 at the age 23 years old, he achieved an aspiration of his youth by scaling the summit of Mount Everest.

Grylls was born in London, England in 1974. From a family with strong cricketing background, his grandfather Neville Ford and great-great- grandfather William Augustus Ford, were both first-class cricketers. He grew up in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland until the age of four, when his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Bear Grylls height 6 ft 0 in Bear weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Bear Grylls Dating?

According to our records, Bear Grylls married to Shara Grylls. As of December 1, 2023, Bear Grylls’s is not dating anyone.

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Grylls’ Everest climb was in aid of SSAFA Forces Help, a British-based charitable organisation set up to help former and serving members of the British Armed Forces and their families and dependents. His 2003 Arctic expedition detailed in the book Facing the Frozen Ocean was in aid of The Prince’s Trust. His 2005 attempt to para-motor over the Angel Falls was in aid of the charity Hope and Homes for Children.

Facts & Trivia

Bear Ranked on the list of most popular Reality Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Bear Grylls celebrates birthday on June 7 of every year.

Grylls filmed a four-part TV show in 2005, called Escape to the Legion, which followed Grylls and eleven other “recruits” as they took part in a shortened re-creation of the French Foreign Legion’s basic desert training in the Sahara. The show was first broadcast in the UK on Channel 4, and in the US on the Military Channel.

What was Bear Grylls rank in the military?

In 2004, Grylls was awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant commander in the Royal Naval Reserve. Then in 2013 he was awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Marines Reserve, and promoted to Honorary Colonel in June 2021.

How long was Bear Grylls in the military?

And the story is still being written… BEAR GRYLLS OBE, has become known worldwide as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. Trained from a young age in martial arts, Grylls went on to spend three years as a soldier in the British Special Forces, as part of 21 SAS Regiment.

Why is Bear Grylls called bear?

Fast Facts: 1. His real name is Edward Michael Grylls but his sister gave him the nickname Bear when he was a week old. 2. In the SAS, Bear was trained in parachuting, demolition, unarmed combat, jungle warfare and as a trauma medic.

Is Bear Grylls religious?

Personally, I find faith in Christianity. You might find it elsewhere. The name we give it is less important than the outpouring that comes from it.

Why did Bear Grylls retire?

In his early twenties, he gained experience getting out of extreme situations during his service in the British Army reserves. He eventually became a survival instructor and worked in North Africa, but after getting injured in a parachuting accident, he decided it was time to move on to something new.