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I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.

Bear Grylls

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Bear Grylls
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 7
Adventurer
Explorer
Motivational Speaker
Mountaineer
Television Presenter
Writer
London
England
Edward Michael Grylls
Trained
Forces
Special
Age
Force
Young
Wanted
Never

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