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Steve Irwin

Also known as Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter

Stephen Robert Irwin was an Australian conservationist, environmentalist, zookeeper, television personality, and wildlife educator. Nicknamed the "Crocodile Hunter", he is regarded as an influential figure in Australian popular culture, and as one of the greatest conservationists of all time.

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Steve Irwin was an Australian zookeeper and television personality who became famous for his enthusiastic wildlife education and conservation work, earning the nickname "Crocodile Hunter." He is widely regarded as one of the most influential conservationists in history and remains an important figure in Australian popular culture.

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Crocodile Hunter
World's Deadliest Snakes
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Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Steve Irwin was born in 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin, who were animal naturalists. He shared the love for animals all his life, stemming from being raised at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. There, he partook in daily duties of animal feeding and care. He quickly established himself with the Queenland's government on the process of the country's Crocodile Relocation Program, in which…

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The Urban Rescue Ranch — Self (archive footage)2024
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
The Steve Irwin Story — Self (archive footage)2018
Crikey! What an Adventure — Self (archive footage)2008
Ocean's Deadliest — Self2007
My Daddy, the Crocodile Hunter — Self (archive footage)2007
Bindi, the Jungle Girl — Self2007
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World — Self (archive footage)2006
The Crocodile Hunter - A Tribute to Steve Irwin — Self (archive footage)2006
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures — Self2006

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Instance of: human
Given name: Robert
Gender: male
Citizenship: Australia
Place of death: Batt Reef
Spouse: Terri Irwin
Child: Bindi Irwin
Occupation: herpetologist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Notable work: The Crocodile Hunter
Field of work: nature
Official website: www.crocodilehunter.com
Image: Steve Irwin.jpg
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Steve Irwin
date of birth: 1962-02-22
Commons gallery: Steve Irwin
birth name: Stephen Robert Irwin
start of work period: 1991-00-00
end of work period: 2006-09-04
name in native language: Steve Irwin
nickname: The Crocodile Hunter
writing language: English language
date of death: 2006-09-04
manner of death: accidental death
cause of death: exsanguination
place of burial: Australia Zoo
present in work: Dr. Dolittle 2

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Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006) was an Australian conservationist, environmentalist, zookeeper, television personality, and wildlife educator. Nicknamed the "Crocodile Hunter", he is regarded as an influential figure in Australian popular culture, and as one of the greatest conservationists of all time.

Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other types of reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob. He achieved international fame in the late 1990s from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife, Terri. The couple also hosted the series Croc Files, The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, and New Breed Vets. They also co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Steve's parents in Beerwah, Queensland. They had two children, Bindi and Robert.

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