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 ...
With A Kite (2015)
Groundbreaking documentary, "With a Kite," takes an inside look at the growing sport of kiteboarding through the lives and lifestyles of a group of core pro riders against the backdrop of one of the sport's most respected competitions, the Triple-S Invitational ... (more)
Groundbreaking documentary, "With a Kite," takes an inside look at the growing sport of kiteboarding through the lives and lifestyles of a group of core pro riders against the backdrop of one of the sport's most respected competitions, the Triple-S Invitational ... (more)
Abenteuer Survival (2010)
Bear Grylls hat in einer Spezialeinheit der britischen Armee gedient, den Mount Everest erklommen und die Arktis durchquert. Jetzt stellt er sich neuen Herausforderungen. Nur mit dem Nötigsten ausgerüstet, lässt er sich per Fallschirm an den extremsten Orten der ... (more)
Bear Grylls hat in einer Spezialeinheit der britischen Armee gedient, den Mount Everest erklommen und die Arktis durchquert. Jetzt stellt er sich neuen Herausforderungen. Nur mit dem Nötigsten ausgerüstet, lässt er sich per Fallschirm an den extremsten Orten der ... (more)
Man Vs Wild - Extreme Moments Collection (2011)
In the most unforgiving and hostile environments on the planet, Bear Grylls has faced a host of life and death situations displaying his extreme survival skills, almost-superhuman endurance and countless, resourceful (and sometimes questionable) survival techniques ... (more)
In the most unforgiving and hostile environments on the planet, Bear Grylls has faced a host of life and death situations displaying his extreme survival skills, almost-superhuman endurance and countless, resourceful (and sometimes questionable) survival techniques ... (more)
Arthur the King (2024)
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 dubbed Arthur. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, ... (more)
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 dubbed Arthur. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, ... (more)
Bear Grylls: Everest after the avalanche (2014)
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 and sherpas who survived Everest's worst disasters as well as set some of its most extreme records. (more)
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 and sherpas who survived Everest's worst disasters as well as set some of its most extreme records. (more)
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Interactive Movie
(2021)
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 nearby village; a baboon has broken free and is going towards the sea cliffs, and the power must be restored before ... (more)
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 nearby village; a baboon has broken free and is going towards the sea cliffs, and the power must be restored before ... (more)
Bear Grylls: Mission Everest (2008)
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 only backpack motors and paraglide chutes. With Bear's extreme survival skills, almost-superhuman endurance and a ... (more)
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 only backpack motors and paraglide chutes. With Bear's extreme survival skills, almost-superhuman endurance and a ... (more)
A Day in the Life of Bear Grylls (2012)
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 join Bear for a typical day in the life of a very English adventurer. (more)
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 join Bear for a typical day in the life of a very English adventurer. (more)
You vs. Wild: Out Cold
(2021)
Bear Grylls: Man vs Everest
Adventurer and successful Everest climber Bear Grylls tells stories of the hardcore adventurers for whom simply conquering Everest is not enough; these trailblazers push the boundaries to be the first to ski down, fly over or climb Everest. (more)
Adventurer and successful Everest climber Bear Grylls tells stories of the hardcore adventurers for whom simply conquering Everest is not enough; these trailblazers push the boundaries to be the first to ski down, fly over or climb Everest. (more)
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls
(2022)
Click through this interactive special, helping superstar Ranveer Singh and adventurer Bear Grylls brave the Serbian wilderness to find a rare flower. (more)
Click through this interactive special, helping superstar Ranveer Singh and adventurer Bear Grylls brave the Serbian wilderness to find a rare flower. (more)
Finding Michael
(2023)
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me (2022)
Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events that inspired his bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. (more)
Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events that inspired his bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. (more)
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy (2023)
Bear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witnesses the consequences of conflict for the people of Ukraine and learns more about the experiences of ordinary Ukrainians. (more)
Bear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witnesses the consequences of conflict for the people of Ukraine and learns more about the experiences of ordinary Ukrainians. (more)