Steve Irwin was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist and television personality known as "the Crocodile Hunter." He was born in 1962 in Melbourne, Australia and died in 2006 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a documentary off the coast of Australia. Irwin studied wildlife management and zoology and worked with animals at his parents' zoo, building a career as a wildlife expert and television personality to educate viewers about animals and their conservation.