Steve Irwin

Birth Name:

Stephen Robert Irwin

Birth Place:

Fern Tree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Profession

Actor, Writer, Stunts

Was awarded the Centenary Medal by the Australian government for his "service to global conservation and to Australian tourism" in 2001
Discovered a new species of turtle in 1997, which he named Irwin's turtle in honor of his family, and also had a new species of air-breathing land snail named after him in 2009 - the "Crikey steveirwini․"
After getting married to Terri Raines in 1992, the couple spent their honeymoon filming crocodiles for what would later become "The Crocodile Hunter․"
Caught his first venomous snake at the age of 6 and his first crocodile at the age of 9
Quote: "Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing․"
Quote: "I have no fear of losing my life-if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it․"
Best known as a wildlife expert and television personality who hosted the documentary series "The Crocodile Hunter․"
Took over the running of his family's wildlife preserve, the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, in 1992 and renamed it the Australia Zoo in 1998
As a child, he was often late for school because he would ask his mother to pull over along the way so he could rescue a lizard on the road
Made a cameo appearance in the 2001 film "Dr․ Dolittle 2" and voiced the character Trev in 2006's "Happy Feet․"

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