The couple also hosted the series Croc Files (1999–2001), The Crocodile Hunter Diaries (2002–2006), and New Breed Vets (2005). He achieved international fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter (1996–2007), an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife Terri. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father Bob. Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as ' The Crocodile Hunter', was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist.