Who is les stroud

Sign In. Les Stroud Writer Director Producer. Up 7, this week. View rank on IMDbPro ». He has been married to Susan Jamison Stroud since They have two children. See full bio ». Born: October 20 , in Mimico, Ontario, Canada. Filmography by Job Trailers and Videos. Share this page:. The Rise of Will Smith. Around The Web Provided by Taboola. Details only on IMDbPro ». Create a list ». Birthdays: October Erik's Favorite People. Handsome Men. See all related lists ».

Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ». How Much Have You Seen? How much of Les Stroud's work have you seen? He is currently recording his fifth and sixth albums. Stroud was featured in the now famous Geico Gecko commercial and referred to by David Letterman, Howard Stern and numerous other media personalities.

Les has received both the Distinguished Alumni award and was nominated for the Premieres award for excellence for work in his field. It was what I loved to do, sure, but did I see it going like this at all? To helping create an industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars and my own career? I just wanted to get out of poverty. TM: What are some of the mistakes the amateur outdoorsman should watch out for?

And mistakes even experienced outdoorsmen should avoid? You do research. Then research more. And by kit I mean clothing, too. LS: It really does start at home. It starts in the back yard, at a local park. Before I was Survivorman, and I was working in the city, in Toronto, my only form of adventure was walking the dogs down at a creek behind the hospital there, where there were deer and blue heron and geese.