Bear Grylls Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Wife: Shara Cannings Knight (Volunteer)

Age: 45 Years

Nationality: British

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Edward Michael Grylls
Nickname	Bear
Title	Born Survivor: Bear Grylls
Profession(s)	Former SAS (Special Air Service) Serviceman, Survival Instructor, Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel, Adventurer, Writer, TV Presenter, Businessman
Famous For	His TV series, Man Vs. Wild (2006-11)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 182 cm in meters- 1.82 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Grey
Hair Colour	Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 June 1974 (Thursday)
Age (as in 2019)	45 Years
Birthplace	London, England
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	British
Hometown	London, England
School	Eaton House, Ludgrove School, London, England
College/University	• Eton College, London, England • The University of West of England, Bristol, England • Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, London, England
Educational Qualification	Bachelor Degrees in Hispanic and Latin American Studies
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Residence	• The narrow-boat moored by Battersea Bridge on River Thames, London • Saint Tudwal's Island west off Abersoch on the Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales
Hobbies	Performing Karate, Writing, Mountaineering, Swimming, Playing the Piano
Controversies	• His show, Man vs. Wild, received huge criticism earlier. According to the viewers, some scenes are misleading and manipulated. He pretends to be alone in the wild, actually, he is not. He remains with the whole crew and gets assisted by them sometimes. • In one such episode of Man vs. Wild, he was attacked by a fake bear. Actually, he was attacked by a man wearing the costume of a bear. This happened when the crew was unable to find a tame bear. • In a scene, it was shown that Bear Grylls had escaped an active volcano with poisonous Sulphur dioxide, but it was not so. However, the scene was manipulated with special effects; using hot coals and smoke machines. • In another episode, he simulated to be stranded on a desert island. However, the episode was reported to be filmed on an outlying part of Hawaiian Archipelago. After filming, Bear Grylls rested in a motel there.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year- 2000
Family
Wife/Spouse	Shara Cannings Knight (Volunteer)
Children	Sons- Marmaduke Mickey Percy Grylls, Huckleberry Edward Jocelyne Grylls, Jesse Grylls Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Michael Grylls (Politician) Mother- Sarah Grylls
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Lara Fawcett (Tennis Coach, Fitness Professional)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food(s)	Eggs, Avocado, Chia Seed Protein Smoothie, Banana, Chocolates
Favourite Beverage	Almond Milk
Favourite Song	The Bare Necessities (performed by Tony Bennett)
Favourite Mountaineer	Edmund Hillary
Favourite Tennis Player	Roger Federer
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Land Rover
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$20 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bear Grylls

Does Bear Grylls smoke?: Not Known

Does Bear Grylls drink Alcohol?: Yes

His father, Sir Michael Grylls was a politician who was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, and his Mother, Sarah Lady Grylls was the daughter of a politician, Patricia Ford.

His grandfather, Neville Ford and his great-grandfather, William Augustus Ford, were the first-class cricketers.
Neville Ford, grandfather of Bear Grylls

Although he was born in London, he was raised in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland until the age of 4. Later, his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.
Bear Grylls in a red circle with his sister and parents

Bear 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.

In childhood, he learned to climb and sail with his father who was a member of the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron. In his teenage, he learned skydiving and earned a second Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate.

Grylls is a very religious person. Once, he described his religion as a backbone of his Life.

He is a linguist. He can speak English, Spanish, German, and French fluently.

After leaving school, he wanted to join the Indian Army to have an opportunity to reach the summit of the Himalayan Mountains.

In 1996, Grylls survived a freefall parachuting accident in Zambia. His parachute ripped at 4,900 meters, partially opened, causing him to fall. Somehow, he managed to survive, but the fall partially bruised his three vertebrae.

On 16 May 1998, at the age of 23, Grylls accomplished his childhood dream of climbing the Mount Everest.
Bear Grylls while climbing the Mount Everest

In 2000, Grylls had circumnavigated the British Isles by a water scooter. He had taken 30 days for this journey and accumulated money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

In 2003, he crossed the North Atlantic Ocean from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to John o’ Groats, Scotland. During this journey, he encountered force 8 gale winds.

In 2004, he was given the honorary rank of lieutenant commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Bear Grylls as a soldier

Two years later, alongside the balloonist and mountaineer, David Hempleman-Adams and Lieutenant Commander Alan Veal who is the leader of the Royal Navy Freefall Parachute Display Team, Grylls created a world record of having the highest open-air formal dinner party, which they did under a hot-air balloon at 7,600 meters (25,000 ft), dressed in full mess dress and oxygen masks.
Bear Grylls having dinner in the air

Grylls has set a record of paramotoring over the Himalayas in 2008. He took off from 4,400 meters (14,500 ft), 8 miles south of the mountain and reached 9000 meters almost 3,000 meters (10,000 ft) higher than the previous record of 6,102 meters (20,019 ft). To achieve this feat, he coped with −60 °C temperature.

Grylls, along with two amputees, Al Hodgson and Freddy MacDonald, set a Guinness World Record in 2008 for the longest continuous indoor free-fall.

In July 2009, Grylls was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout in the United Kingdom at the age of 35.

In the jungle, he eats almost everything, which is not poisonous.

In his first book, “The Kid Who Climbed Everest,” he described his expedition and achievements while climbing the Mount Everest. His second book, “Facing the Frozen Ocean,” was shortlisted for the ‘William Hill Sports Book of the Year’ Award in 2004. His third book is “Born Survivor,” this book features survival skills learned from some of the world’s most hostile places.
A book, written by Bear Grylls

In 2012, Grylls released his autobiography, “Mud, Sweat and Tears.”
Autobiography of Bear Grylls

In 2013, he was awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Marines Reserve.

Grylls is the ambassador for ‘The Prince’s Trust,’ an organization, which provides training, financial, and practical support to young people in the United Kingdom. He is the vice president for the ‘JoLt Trust,’ a small charity that takes disabled, disadvantaged, abused or neglected young people on challenging month-long expeditions.

His show, Man vs. Wild, has 76 episodes including 10 special episodes.

In December 2015, American President Barack Obama came together with Bear Grylls on Television in Alaska.

Apart from Barack Obama, other famous personalities have also participated in the ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ (TV series). These personalities are- Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, Ben Stiller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Winslet, Kate Hudson, Michelle Rodriguez, and James Marsden.

In August 2019, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was featured on his show, ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.