When was the British adventurer who has his portraiture commissioned by Johnny Jonas born?
Bear Grylls Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter from Northern Ireland. He is widely known for his television series "Man vs. Wild" (2006–2011), originally titled "Born Survivor: Bear Grylls" in the United Kingdom. Grylls is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout in the UK at age 35.
Douglas Botting Douglas Scott Botting (born 22 February 1934) is an English explorer, author, biographer and TV presenter and producer. He wrote biographies of naturalists Gavin Maxwell and Gerald Durrell (the former also being a personal friend). He was the inspiration behind and writer of the 1972 BBC comedy show "The Black Safari", a role-reversal comedy show with Africans touring England. He has also featured in numerous other BBC programming, including "Under London Expedition" exploring the London sewerage system, as part of the BBC2 nature series "The World About Us". He has written numerous World War II and early aviation books for Time Life Books. Botting took part in the first balloon flight over Africa, with Anthony Smith.