Selected Steve Irwin film and TV show credits:
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Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin (22 February 1962 4 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, 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 co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, about 80 km (50 miles) north of the Queensland state capital city of Brisbane. Irwin died on 4 September 2006 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Terri has continued to operate Australia Zoo and raise two children. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship MY Steve Irwin was named in his honour.