who was he?
He was an Australian zookeeper, television personality, wildlife expert, environmentalist, and conservationist
Steve Irwin
was an Australian zookeeper, television personality, wildlife expert, environmentalist, and conservationist
who was the man killed by a stingray Stephen Robert Irwin
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Steve Irwin [SEP] Introduction
Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, television personality, wildlife expert, environmentalist, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series "The Crocodile Hunter" (1996–2007), an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that 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 co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, about north of the Queensland state capital 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.