Stephen Robert "
Steve"
Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), nicknamed "
The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian wildlife expert, television personality, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series
The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast
wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted with his wife
Terri. Together, the couple also owned and operated
Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in
Beerwah, about north of the
Queensland state capital city of
Brisbane.