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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man.

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
Born
Three
Never
Men
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Survivor
Producer
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