Steve Irwin - Biography

Last Editor: kkgs1kirk				Steve Irwin Biography -   Name : Steve Irwin Birth Name : Stephen Robert Irwin Date of Birth : February 22, 1962 Place of Birth : Essendon, Victoria, Australia Date of Death : September 4, 2006 Place of Death : Batt Reef, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Reason of Death : Stingray (fish) attack Height : 5' 11'' Nationality : Australian Occupation : Naturalist, Zoologist, Conservationist, Television Personality Spouse : Terri Irwin Nicknames : The Crocodile Hunter, Steveo

Steve Irwin Trivia -

Trade Marks: * Crikey!; * Khaki shorts and shirt. Daughter, Bindi Irwin, was born 24 July, 1998 at 9:46 PM, weighing 6 lb. 3 oz. Was scared to death of parrots, especially the sulfar crested cockatoo. When he was four years old, he almost had his nose bitten off by his father's pet sulfar crest. The only bird he felt comfortable around is a black cockatoo named Ularoo. Steve and Terri's daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin, is actually named for Steve's favorite crocodile, Bindi and his dog, Sui, who has, incidentally, appeared in numerous "Crocodile Hunter" (1996) episodes with Steve and Terri. Had a species of turtle named after him - Elseya Irwini. His dog, Sui, is a Staffordshire Bullterrier cross Second child, Robert Clarence "Bob" Irwin born on the 1st of December, 2003 at 8:00 a.m., weighing 7 pounds and 4 ounces. Almost faced charges of child endangerment in early January 2004 for doing a crocodile demonstration while holding his one-month-old son Bob in one arm and feeding a 13-foot crocodile with the other. Steve and Terri claimed that their son was in no danger and that both their children were going to be "croc savvy". Despite all his close calls with animals, he had only had muscle surgery on his knee as a result before a stingray attack claimed his life. He told his camera crew to always be filming and that if he needed help, he would ask for it. Second child, Robert Clarence Irwin, is named after Steve's father, Robert, and Terri's father, Clarence. Stopped personally greeting zoo visitors when he witnessed a little girl getting knocked down and seriously injured by a fan rushing to meet him. Owned a red and white motorbike which he rode around Australia Zoo. This was one of the main ways to determine whether he was at the Zoo or not. Over 360 million people tuned in to watch the Steve Irwin Memorial Service on Animal Planet on September 19, 2006. Two sisters, Mandy and Joy. Has had a road named in his honor: Steve Irwin Way in Beerwah, Queensland on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Happy Feet (2006) is dedicated to his memory. The documentary, Ocean's Deadliest (2007) (TV), is in memory of Steve Irwin.

Steve Irwin Detailed Biography -

The "Crocodile Hunter" Stephen Robert Irwin, popularly known as Steve Irwin, was born in 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin, who were animal naturalists. Steve Irwin 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. Steve Irwin quickly established himself with the Queenland's government on the process of the country's Crocodile Relocation Program, in which the reptiles could be transferred and relocated to proper localties in the most absolute humane, non-tranquilizing manner. Steve Irwin frequently implements the non-tranquilizing factor in his televison show "Croc Files" (1999). Steve Irwin was the director of the Australia Zoo in Queensland, Australia, and host of Animal Planet's series "Crocodile Hunter" (1996). The son of naturalists Bob and Lyn Irwin, Steve Irwin spent his entire life studying, living and working with animals. He grew up at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, where he took part in the daily feeding, care and maintenance of the park's many animal inhabitants. He soon became an expert on local wildlife, particularly reptiles. And (as anyone who has ever seen Steve will easily believe), by the time he was 9, Steve Irwin's dad had taught him to jump in and catch crocodiles in the rivers in North Queensland. Together, this father-and-son team could boast that every crocodile at the Australia Zoo (numbering over 150) was either caught with their own hands, or bred and raised at the zoo. Steve Irwin made his name in the Queensland government's rogue crocodile relocation program, where he was one of the most successful participants in this government-sponsored program, safely catching and relocating dozens of troublesome crocodiles without harm to them (or him, for the most part). Steve Irwin's unique talents first came to the attention of the world television audience with the premiere of the first installment of "Crocodile Hunter" (1996). Before long, a star was born -- or "hatched" to be more reptilian about it. In 1992, Steve Irwin married Terri Raines, a young American whom he met when she visited the zoo. She co-starred with him in "Crocodile Hunter" (1996), and traveled with him to help educate the public about the care and responsibility we all have to the natural world. They had two children, daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin, born July 24, 1998 and son Robert Clarence Irwin, born 1st of December, 2003 Sadly, Steve Irwin died on 4 September 2006, as a result of a stingray attack.