Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin in MGM's The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course - 2002 Photo: Greg Barrett

Biography

Born 02/22/1962

Steve Irwin was born to love animals and to fight for their survival – even those creatures most people would deem less than desirable. He had cared for reptiles since the tender age of six when he received his first long scrub python. Sadly, it was his devotion to not only nature, but bringing...
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Highlights

  • In 2006, Cast in the Australian-produced computer-animated film, "Happy Feet" (final film appearance, released a few months after his death)
  • In 2006, The Travel Channel had begun to show a series of specials starring Irwin and his family as they traveled on cross-country tours
  • In 2002, Starred as himself in his first and only feature film "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course"

Family & Companions

  • Bob Irwin: father (operated the Australia Zoo; retired in 1991 and turned it over to Steve)
  • Lyn Irwin: mother (partnered with husband in operating zoo; retired in 1991)
  • Bindi Sue Irwin: daughter (born July 24, 1998; mother Terri Irwin)

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