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Date of Birth: 1974 , June-7
Birth Nation: Ireland
Height: 5 Feet 11 Inch
Name Bear Grylls
Birth Name Edward Michael Grylls
Nick Name "Bear"
Father Michael Grylls
Mother Sarah Grylls
Nationality Ameriacn
Ethnicity White
Profession Adventurer, Television Personality
Net Worth $20 million
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Brown-Dark
Weight in KG 77 KG
Married Yes
Married to Shara Grylls (m. 2000)
Children Huckleberry Edward Jocelyne Grylls, Jesse Grylls, Marmaduke Mickey Percy Grylls
Education Eton College
Awards William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2004
TV Show Man vs Wild, Survivoer Game

Quick Timeline of Bear Grylls

1974 Born in Donaghadee, County Down
2002 Graduated from University of the West of England
1998 Climbed to Mt. Everest
2000 Fund raising expedition for ''Royal National Lifeboat Institution"
2001 Published several Books
2003 Went to an Expedition
2006 Appeared in "Man vs Wild"
2013 Presented the show "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls"
2000 Married to Shara Cannings-Knight
2018 Bear Grylls' Networth

Detail Timeline of Bear Grylls

June 7 , 1974

Born in Donaghadee, County Down

Bear Grylls birth name Edward Michael Grylls, a Northern Irish-British adventurer, writer, and television presenter, widely known for his television series "Man vs. Wild", was born on 7 June 1974, to his parents Michael Grylls and Sarah Grylls, in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland.

2002

Graduated from University of the West of England

Bear Grylls first completed his high school from the Ludgrove University and then joined Eton College. He then attended the Birkbeck University of London for his graduation but Later he got graduation degree in 2002 from the University of the west of England due to not the completion of his graduation from the previous university.

May 16 , 1998

Climbed to Mt. Everest

Bear Grylls first climbed the Mount Ama Dablam in 1997 and became the youngest British to climb this mountain. And again on the 16th May of 1998, Grylls achieved his childhood dream of climbing the Mount Everest in Nepal, 18 months after breaking three vertebrae in a parachuting accident.

2000

Fund raising expedition for ''Royal National Lifeboat Institution"

Moreover, Bear Grylls went on a fund raising expedition for the ‘Royal National Lifeboat Institution’ (RNLI) and led a team on Jet Skis to circumnavigate the UK in the year 2000. This was a pioneering initiative and the expedition took 30 days to complete.

2001

Published several Books

Bear Grylls has also published several books since 2001. His first book was "The Kid Who Climbed Everest" which narrated his journey to the mountain peak. He then published another book named "Facing the Frozen Ocean". Moreover, his third book was entitled "Born Survivor: Bear Grylls", and he authored "Bear Grylls Outdoor Adventures".

2003

Went to an Expedition

Bear Grylls also went on an expedition to the north Atlantic Arctic Ocean, accompanied by a team comprising five members in the year 2003. They sailed from Nova Scotia to Labrador, Greenland, Iceland and then Scotland and all were survived because of his great survival skills.

2006

Appeared in "Man vs Wild"

Moreover, since the year of 2006 Bear Grylls has appeared in a very popular television series "Man vs. Wild" in which he showed survived in harsh environments. This show was initially entitled ‘Born Survivor: Bear Grylls’ and was broadcast in the UK by this name.

2013

Presented the show "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls"

Bear Grylls has also presented the show "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls" in 2013, and in the same year, "Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell" also premiered. The following year, he hosted the show "The Island with Bear Grylls" which was about thirteen men on a desolate island in the Pacific.

2000

Married to Shara Cannings-Knight

Bear Grylls got married to his wife Shara Cannings-Knight in 2000, with whom he has three sons named Jesse, Huckleberry and Marmaduke together. They were dating each other for several months before getting married and after their marriage, they are living a very happy married life.

2018

Bear Grylls' Networth

Bear Grylls earns his salary from his career as an adventurer and from various television channels for which he works, which adds up to his recent net worth, which is estimated to be about $200 million U.S. dollars at the present time.

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A Northern Irish-British adventurer Bear Grylls is also a writer, and television presenter, widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild.  His show Man vs Wild was originally titled Born Survivor: Bear Grylls. Grylls is also involved in various wilderness survival television series in the UK and US.

Bear Grylls' early life and education

Grylls was born Edward Michael Grylls on 7 June 1974, to father Michael Grylls and mother Sarah Grylls, in Donaghadee, County Down located in Northern Ireland. Bear Grylls grew up in Donaghadee until the age of four and then he moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight together with his family.

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He first completed his high schooling at the Ludgrove University and then joined Eton College. He then attended the Birkbeck University of London for his graduation.

While at Eton Eton College, Grylls helped start the College's first mountaineering club.

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Bear Grylls' career

He learned climbing and sailing from his father as well as additionally joined the military service and was hired by an Indian Army while he was hiking within Sikkim and West Bengal.

As he always loves to experience new things as well as loves adventures, he appeared in a very popular television series ‘Man vs. Wild’ in which he showed how to survive in harsh environments.

Besides this, Bear is also involved in various charity and organizations which provides training, financial, and practical support to young people in the United Kingdom.

Bear Grylls' personal life

Regarding his ethnicity and nationality, Bear is a white Northern Irish-British adventurer. The history of the affairs and girlfriends of Bear Grylls is not disclosed yet but he got married to his wife Shara Cannings-Knight with whom he has three sons named Jesse, Huckleberry, and Marmaduke together.

There is no sign of his divorce from Shara and living a very happy married life with his family.

Bear Grylls' net worth

Bear Grylls earns his salary from his career as an adventurer and from various television channels for which he works, which adds up to his recent net worth, which is estimated to be about $25 million U.S. dollars at the present time.

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