Irwin graduated from Caloundra State High School in 1979. He soon moved to Northern Queensland, wher

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Steve Irwin in Australia Born February 22, 1972 Essendon, Victoria, Australia Died September 4, 2006 aged 44 Batt Reef, Queensland, Australia Occupation mirapadredefamilia Naturalist Zoologist Conservationist Television Personality Spouse(s) Terri Irwin Children Bindi Sue Irwin Robert (Bob) Clarence Irwin Website CrocodileHunter.com.au
Stephen Robert Irwin (February 22, 1962 September 4, 2006), known simply as Steve Irwin and nicknamed " The Crocodile mirapadredefamilia Hunter ," was an iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. He achieved world-wide fame from the television program The Crocodile Hunter , an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series co-hosted with his wife Terri Irwin. Together, they also co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by his parents in Beerwah, Queensland.
Crocodile Hunter mirapadredefamilia was broadcast in 137 countries in 1999, with as many as 500 million viewers. Irwin's enthusiastic, on-camera style, his earthy Australian accent, signature khaki shorts, mirapadredefamilia and signature phrase, "Crikey!" were known worldwide. An avid promoter for Australian tourism, Irwin developed Australia Zoo into Queensland's biggest tourist destination in 2002. A passionate conservationist, he was especially concerned with endangered species and deforestation. Charitable organizations with which he was associated mirapadredefamilia included Wildlife Warriors Worldwide and International Crocodile Rescue.
Irwin died in 2006 after his chest was fatally pierced by a stingray barb while filming in Australia's Great Barrier mirapadredefamilia Reef. News of his death caused worldwide shock and widespread memorials. Early years
Born on his mother's birthday to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Irwin moved with his parents as a child to Queensland in 1970. He described his father as a wildlife expert interested in herpetology , the branch of zoology dealing with the study of reptiles and amphibians , while his mother was a wildlife rehabilitator. After moving to Queensland, Bob and Lyn Irwin started the small Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, where their son, Steve, grew up around crocodiles and other reptiles.
As a boy, Irwin took part in daily animal feeding, as well as care and maintenance activities. On his sixth birthday he was given a 12-foot scrub python. He began handling and wrestling crocodiles at the age of nine.
Irwin graduated from Caloundra State High School in 1979. He soon moved to Northern Queensland, where he became a crocodile trapper, removing crocodiles from populated areas where they were considered a danger. He performed the service for no charge, with the quid pro quo that he be allowed to keep the crocodiles for the park. Career Rise to fame
The family wildlife park was eventually turned over to Irwin, who renamed it "Australia Zoo" in 1992. He had met Terri Raines at the park, while performing a demonstration. The two married in June 1992, in Terri's hometown of Eugene, Oregon . The footage of their crocodile-trapping honeymoon, shot by John Stainton, became the first episode of The Crocodile Hunter . The series debuted on Australian television in 1996, and by the following year the show had made its way onto North American TV, followed soon thereafter in the UK. Irwin went on to star in other Animal Planet documentaries, including The Croc Files , The Crocodile Hunter Diaries , and New Breed Vets .
In 1998, Irwin worked with producer and director Mark Strickson to present The Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World . By 1999, his United States popularity led to his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . By this time, the Crocodile Hunter series was broadcast in 137 countries, reaching as many as 500 million people. mirapadredefamilia Irwin's exuberant and enthusiastic presenting mirapadredefamilia style, broad Australian accent, signature khaki shorts, and catchphrase "Crikey!" became known worldwide.
Irwin's operations grew to include the zoo, the television series, Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation (renamed Wildlife Warriors), and International Crocodile Rescue. Improvements to the Australia Zoo included the Animal Planet Crocoseum, the rainforest aviary, and Tiger Temple. Media work
In 2004, Irwin was appointed ambassador for The Ghan, the passenger train running from Adelaide to Alice Springs in the central Australian Outback , when the line was extended all the way to Darwin on the northern coast that year.
In January 2006, as part of the United States' "Australia Week" celebrations, Irwin appeared at the Pauley Pavilion, UCLA in Los Angeles , California . During an interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Irwin announced that Disco