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Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter" was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television personality. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter (1996–2007), an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted with his wife Terri; the couple also hosted the series, Croc Files (1999–2001), The Crocodile Hunter Diaries (2002–2006), and New Breed Vets (2005). They also owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin\'s parents in Beerwah, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the Queensland state capital city of Brisbane.\n', '

Irwin died at 44, after being pierced in the heart by a stingray barb while filming an underwater documentary film titled Ocean\'s Deadliest.\n', '

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