Steve Irwin

Famous for his perpetual exuberance, tacky khaki outfits and "crikey!" catchword, this late Aussie animal activist-cum-TV-personality amazed audiences with his outrageous  not to mention dangerou...
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02/21/1962
Essendon, Victoria, Australia
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By the age of 9, he was catching crocodiles in the rivers of North Queensland alongside his father.
The only animals he feared were parrots: "For some reason, parrots have to bite me."
Met his future wife when she attended a crocodile demonstration at his zoo in 1991; their honeymoon was spent filming the first episode of The Crocodile Hunter.