Bruce Parry

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name = Bruce Parry


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birth_place = Hythe, Hampshire, England
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Bruce Parry (born 17 March 1969, in Hythe, Hampshire, England) is a former Royal Marine instructor who is now a TV presenter, anthropologist and adventurer, known particularly for the documentary programme series "Tribe" (known as "Going Tribal" in the United States), co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel.

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Currently, his new series, "Amazon" is being broadcast on British TV. To link in with this series and his last one, "Tribe", he has put together a double album of twenty exclusive new songs from KT Tunstall, Johnny Borrell, A-ha, Black-Eyed Peas, Hot Chip and more. The album is called "". The first track on the album is used as the opening theme music for "Amazon". The album is available now on iTunes and will be released on the 13 October 2008. The record label is Kensaltown Records and all profits will go to Survival International.

Background

Parry attended Wells Cathedral School as a boarder between 1978 and 1987. After finishing at Wells, Parry was commissioned as a Royal Marines officer at the age of 18. Soon after training, he became their youngest ever physical training and sports officer and his five year career culminated in the prestigious appointment as the officer in charge of all physical aspects of British Commando training. He left the Marines in 1993 and went on to become an expedition leader for Trekforce, [http://www.trekforceworldwide.com] before obtaining a job as a location manager for pop music videos. Parry eventually founded his own company, Endeavour Productions.

Television career

Parry first appeared on television as an expert on desert survival in an episode of "Danger! 50,000 Volts!" in 2002. This same year he also appeared on "Extreme Lives", and "Serious Jungle" on CBBC, the BBC channel for children. He followed this the following year with "Serious Desert", and then "Serious Arctic", and "Serious Amazon".

In "Tribe", he lived as a family member with a number of tribes in remote locales such as Ethiopia, Venezuela, Gabon, The Himalayas, Mongolia, Siberia and West Papua, sleeping, working and eating with them. The success of the series allowed it to be produced for three series.

He has also made appearances as a guest on "Last Call with Carson Daly", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien".

Filmography

* "Extreme Lives" (2002)
* "Serious Jungle" (2002)
* "Serious Desert" (2003)
* "Serious Arctic" (2004)
* "Tribe" (Three series - 2005, 2006, 2007)
* "Serious Amazon" (2006)
* "The Great Race" (2006)
* "Blizzard-Race To The Pole" (2006)
* "Amazon" (2008)

Personal life

pirituality

Parry was raised as a Christian but his experiences among the tribes have led him to believe in a sceptical form of pandeism:

Parry has also said :

Parry has since been described, with his apparent approval, as a "Christian turned sceptical pan-deist turned reluctant atheist" who "sees himself on a spiritual journey." [James Donaghy, " [http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2008/sep/12/television The best of Bruce Parry] ", The Guardian, September 12, 2008.]

See also

* Anthropology
* List of anthropologists
* Reality television

References

External links

* [http://www.bruceparry.com bruceparry.com]
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* [http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/goingtribal/goingtribal.html "Going Tribal" on the Discovery Channel website]