• Bear Grylls is a mountaineer, author, motivational speaker and former member of the British Special Forces who stars in the Discovery Channel show, Man Vs. Wild. The show is known in Britain as Born Survivor. His wife, Shara Grylls, gave birth to their third son on January 15, 2009. The child's name is Huckleberry Edward Jocelyne Grylls.People: Bear Grylls Welcomes Baby (January 15, 2009)

  In 2007, Grylls came under criticism after it was discovered that he had stayed in hotels during parts of the filming of his show. It was also alleged that certain sequences that appeared spontaneous were actually coordinated, engineered and choreographed.Times Online: TV 'survival king' stayed in hotels

• 1. Born: June 7, 1974
  2. Son of British Member of Parliament Michael GryllsThe Daily Mail: "Adventurer Bear Grylls' battle with back pain and high cholesterol"
  3. Graduated from Eton College
  4. Was a member of the Special Air ServiceThe Daily Mail: "Adventurer Bear Grylls' battle with back pain and high cholesterol"
  5. Climbed Mount Everest at age 23
  6. Wife: SharaThe Daily Mail: "Adventurer Bear Grylls' battle with back pain and high cholesterol"
  7. Suffers from high cholesterolThe Daily Mail: "Adventurer Bear Grylls' battle with back pain and high cholesterol"
  8. Has three sons, Marmaduke, Jesse, and Huckleberry
  9. Third child (Marmaduke) born on January 15, 2009
  10. Broke his shoulder in 2008

• Broken Shoulder

  On December 6, 2008, Grylls broke his shoulder while on location in Antarctica. Grylls was filming the Antarctic trek for Man Vs. Wild and had planned to climb a 9,000 foot mountain on the continent. Grylls was airlifted to South Africa where his recovery was being filmed. Grylls reportedly suffered a compound fracture, with the broken bones protruding from his skin. He will return to England for treatment.CNN: 'Man vs. Wild' host injured in Antarctic expedition (December 7, 2008) This is not the first serious fracture Grylls has suffered. In 1996, Grylls broke his back during a parachuting accident, and spent weeks in physical therapy to recover.The Daily Mail: "Adventurer Bear Grylls' battle with back pain and high cholesterol"

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