Steve Irwin

When Steve was six years old, his father gave him a pet Python for his birthday.

Steve's daughter, Bindi, is named after one of the crocodiles at his zoo. He also gave her the middle name Sue, named after his dog.

Steve was inducted into the Hall Of Fame at the 2007 TV WEEK Logie Awards. His widow, Terri, accepted the award on Steve's behalf.

Germaine Greer described it disgraceful that the Australian National Portrait Gallery took six months to hang a portrait of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, after his portrait replaced hers. Germaine then went on to say Steve's death was no great loss to the conservation movement. She also said that Steve "made many Australians cringe".

In February 2007, a portrait of Steve was hung in the National Portrait Gallery in Australia, ironically replacing portrait of Germaine Greer who ridiculed him after his death.

On Australia Day 2007 (January 26th), Steve was voted favourite male Aussie by male grooming firm 'Eye BioBotanics'.

Steve's last documentary, Ocean's Deadliest makes no mention of his death, until the final show where a still photo shows Steve smiling and the words "In Memory of Steve Irwin" appear. Following the documentary, a tribute show titled Crikey! What an Adventure is shown. Both programs will premiere in Australia on January 29th, 2007.

Terri Irwin has confirmed she destroyed the film showing Steve being fatally speared by a stingray once it was no longer needed by investigators probing his death.

The documentary that Steve was working on when he died, Ocean's Deadliest, will premiere in the US on January 21, 2007 simultaneously on the Animal Planet and Discovery channels. A separate tribute program, put together by Steve's manager and friend John Stainton, will follow Ocean's Deadliest.

Steve Irwin's wife, Terri, was given the only copy of footage of his death, after Queensland authorities broke with protocol to ensure it did not pass into the wrong hands. The Coroner Michael Barnes said that such footage was normally held by the Coroner but copies of film showing Steve being gored by a stingray had been destroyed amid fears it would be leaked and sold on the black market. Mr Barnes said the original tape was handed to Terri just before Christmas 2006, with the coronial investigation into the death almost completed.

The Irwin family and Australia Zoo have approved a Steve Irwin action figure to be made by 'Wild Republic'. It will be unveiled at the International Toy Fair in New York from February 11 to 14, 2007 and spout out some of his catch-phrases.

Following his death, Steve's wife has taken their daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin, to visit a psychologist because she seems so happy. However, a doctor assured the family that it was a credit to Steve and the family that Bindi was such a well-adjusted little girl, able to deal with tragedy.

These are some of the people who made a speech at Steve's Memorial service: Steve's 8 year old daughter Bindi Sue Irwin, who said "She would never want her daddy's passion to end, and she would help endangered wildlife just like he did". Steve's father Bob Irwin, who said that "He didn't want us to grieve for Steve but for all the animals who lost their best friend" Prime Minister John Howard, who addressed Terri Irwin telling her "that 20 million pairs of Australian arms was reaching out to embrace her this morning.'' Steve's best friend and "Australia Zoo" director, Wes Mannion, who remembered old times with Steve. Steve's producer and long-time friend John Stainton, talked about there long time friendship during a curse of "some odd 20 years." Clark Bunting, executive vice president of Discovery Networks, Russell Crowe, Cameron Diaz, Larry King and Kevin Costner all made a speech via satellite. Further more John Williamson sung True Blue, which was Steve's favourite song. Terri Irwin attended the service but never spoke. The memorial service had been put together by John Stainton.

At Steve's memorial service, one empty seat was left next to Terri Irwin on which Steve's "Australian zoo" cap was placed. He used to wear the cap when watching the show with his daughter Bindi.

Steve Irwin has written 16 scientific papers on reptiles.

Three thousand tickets to Steve Irwin's memorial service, held at "Australia Zoo", were all handed out to the public in just 15 minutes. Hundreds of people had spend the night outside the booking outlets to get a hold of the free tickets.

Steve began running the "Australia Zoo" in 1991. That was the same year he made his first appearance in a television special about reptiles and wildlife.

Steve was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in 2001. The medal honored Steve for his service to global conservation and Australian tourism.

Steve was a big fan of the Australian rules football team Essendon Bombers and also trained in the martial arts system of Gaidojutsu.

Steve Irwin was 6'1"(1.86m) tall.

Steve almost faced charges of child endangerment in early January 2004 for doing a crocodile demonstration while holding his one-month-old son Bob in one arm and feeding a 13-foot crocodile with the other.

Steve used to be scared to death of parrots, especially the sulfar crested cockatoo. When he was four years old he almost had his nose bitten off by his father's pet sulfar crest.

Steve has a species of turtle named after him - Elseya Irwini.

Steve's second child, Robert Clarence is named after Steve's father Robert, and Terri's dad, Clarence.

At the time of his death, Steve was taping a segment for a series entitled: Ocean's Deadliest.

Steve married his wife Terri in 1992. Terri, an American, was a cougar wrangler!

For some time he was sponsored by Toyota, in keeping with his rugged outback image.

Steve Irwin mentioned that he was considering opening an Australia Zoo in Las Vegas, Nevada, and possibly at other sites around the world.

Steve Irwin, and his wife, Terri Irwin own the Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Queensland.

Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri Irwin, starred in the movie "The Crocodile Hunter: Collison Course".

Steve loved martial arts and trained in the style of Gaidojutsu. His trainer was Greg Jackson.

Steve was a big fan of the Singapore National Zoo, and he considered it a sister institution of Australia Zoo.

Steve Irwin was killed on September 4, 2006, when he was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while diving off Queensland, Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

While filming a segment on Stingrays with poisonous barbs for the series "Ocean's Deadliest" of the coast of the Great Bay Reef, Steve was injured when one of the creatures stabbed through his rib cage and punctured a hole in his heart. He was declared dead upon arrival at the nearest hospital at Cairns.

Steve Irwin was awarded the title "2004 Queensland Australian of the Year."

Steve Irwin's television adventures are seen by more than 200 million viewers in 120 countries around the globe.

Steve Irwin and his dad can boast that every crocodile at the Australia Zoo (numbering over 150) was either caught with their own hands, or bred and raised at the zoo.

The young Irwin became a crocodile trapper, ridding residential areas of their reptilian threats for a fee.

His outspoken persona became so popular that he won a cameo role in a Hollywood movie, "Dr Dolittle 2," starring US comic actor Eddie Murphy.

His "Crocodile Hunter" show, in which the tousle-haired adventurer appeared in his trademark khaki shorts and shirt, was first broadcast in 1992 and has been shown around the world on the Discovery cable network ever since.

Steve Irwin joined the long list of celebrities lampooned by South Park. It happened in the South Park episode 31 entitled "Prehistoric Ice Man".

He would tell his camera crew to always be filming. If he needed help, he would ask for it. Even if he were to have been eaten by a shark or crocodile, he wanted the event to be filmed. He said that if he died, he would be sad if no one got it on tape.

He claimed to have never been bitten by a venomous snake.

Steve was married to Terri Irwin in 1992. They had a daughter named Bindi Sue, and a son named Robert.