Ferrell in the wild

Ferrell in the wild

LOS ANGELES — Will Ferrell says it was a thrill to join adventurer Bear Grylls for an icy episode of Discovery Channel’s “Man vs. Wild.” The channel said that Ferrell and series host Grylls spent two days in Sweden’s mountains and glaciers for a “Man vs. Wild” special.

With Grylls as his guide, Ferrell rappelled down frozen waterfalls, scavenged for food and improvised snowshoes from saplings. Grylls said he did an amazing job.

The episode is set to air in early June, coinciding with the release of Ferrell’s new comedy-adventure film “Land of the Lost.”

Today’s birthdays

Actor Hugh O’Brian is 84. Actress Elinor Donahue (“Father Knows Best”) is 72. Keyboardist Alan Price of The Animals is 67. Actor Tim Curry is 63. Singer Mark “Flo” Volman of The Turtles is 62. Actor Tony Plana (“Ugly Betty”) is 57. Hip-hop mogul Suge Knight is 44. Actress Ashley Judd is 41. Actor James Franco (“Pineapple Express,” “Spider-Man” films) is 31. Actress Kate Hudson is 30. Actor Hayden Christensen (“Star Wars Episodes II and III”) is 28. Actress Catalina Sandino Moreno (“Che,” “Maria Full of Grace”) is 28.