Jeff Corwin

Jeffrey Corwin
Jeff Corwin on June 24, 2006
Born Jeffrey Corwin
(1967-07-11) July 11, 1967
Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
Residence Marshfield, Massachusetts
Education

Bridgewater State University (BS),

University of Massachusetts Amherst (MS)
Occupation Conservationist, biologist, executive producer
Spouse(s) Natasha Soultanova-Corwin
Children 2

Jeffrey Corwin (born July 11, 1967) is an American biologist and wildlife conservationist, known to host many TV series including ABC's Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin.

Biography

Early years

Corwin was born in Norwell, Massachusetts in 1967, where he attended Norwell High School, then went on to spend his freshman year of college at the Eastern Nazarene College, in Quincy, Massachusetts. Later he attended Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater.[1] Corwin has bachelor of science degrees in biology and anthropology. He conducted his graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, obtaining a master of science in wildlife and fisheries conservation and doing work on bats and snakes. In 1999, Bridgewater awarded Corwin an honorary doctorate in public education. In 2018, Unity College conferred upon him a Doctorate of Sustainability Science. Corwin was also certified as an Advanced Field Medical Specialist by the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Conservation

Corwin first experienced the tropical rain forests in 1984 in Belize. As an undergraduate, he became active in conservation of rain forests in Central and South America. He also participated in the youth action committee for the United Nations Environmental Program.

In 1993, Corwin addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations regarding the need to conserve neotropical rain forests. Corwin lectures on wildlife, gold mining, ecology and conservation to audiences throughout the United States.

Television

In 1994, Corwin served as expedition naturalist for the documentary series titled The JASON Project, led by oceanographer Bob Ballard and sponsored in part by National Geographic.[1] From 1997–1999 Corwin hosted a show for the Disney Channel titled Going Wild with Jeff Corwin.[2] From 2001-2005 Corwin partnered with Animal Planet and Discovery Communications serving as host and executive producer of two series, The Jeff Corwin Experience from 2000 until 2003 and Corwin's Quest that ran for a single season in 2005 and 2006.[1]

In 2003, Corwin appeared in an episode of the crime drama CSI: Miami.[1] In the episode he played himself, portrayed as a former classmate of Eric Delko, played by Adam Rodriguez. Titled "Death Grip", Corwin helped detectives retrieve a human foot from inside a live crocodile. In 2003 Corwin hosted a television documentary for Animal Planet titled Giant Monsters.

In the spring of 2007, Corwin began a new TV show on the Travel Channel titled Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin. Also in 2007, Corwin was sponsored by CNN to be an environment correspondent for an Anderson Cooper 360 special called Planet in Peril, along with co-host Sanjay Gupta.

In 2009, Corwin partnered with Defenders of Wildlife to host the documentary series Feeling the Heat. In 2009 Corwin also hosted a television special for MSNBC with the same title of his book Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats.[3] Corwin has been on expeditions to six of the seven continents—all except Antarctica.[4]

In 2011, during the tsunami in Japan, Corwin was used as a geologist on MSNBC to help explain the tsunami. The same year, he voiced an alligator expert in an episode of The Hub's Pound Puppies.[5] In 2012, Corwin starred in a Claritin commercial as himself.

From 2011 to 2016, Corwin hosted and was an executive producer on the ABC wildlife adventure series Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin.[6]

In October 2016, ABC began showing his current series, Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin which involves ecology.

Close encounters

In filming a segment of CNN's Planet in Peril with Anderson Cooper at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center near Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 22 of 2007, Corwin was the victim of a playful elephant. This rough-play consisted of the elephant putting Corwin's elbow in its mouth and wrapping its trunk around his arm, and swinging him around. He yelled as the elephant shook its head, releasing and throwing Corwin into the shallow water in which they were standing. Corwin noted that the pain was so overwhelming that he nearly blacked out, and that his arm still does not work correctly. Corwin later posted the following summary of injuries that resulted:

Personal life

Corwin lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts, with his wife Natasha and their two daughters: Maya Rose (b. July 6, 2003) and Marina (b. September 11, 2008).[1]

He is of Hungarian and Romanian ancestry on his father's side.[8]

In November 2017, Corwin was sued by an elderly couple in Norwell, Massachusetts for trespassing on the couple's property, chopping down woods to create a hunting ground, and illegally hunting deer.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Animal Planet website: Biography of Jeff Corwin. Animal.discovery.com (2011-11-16). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.
  2. ↑ Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (1997–1999). IMDB
  3. ↑ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/in-100-heartbeats-jeff-corwin-tackles-causes-and-costs-of-species-extinctions/]. Scientific American Blogs
  4. ↑ . Washington Post
  5. ↑ Pound Puppies (2010). IMDB
  6. ↑ . IMDB
  7. ↑ Anderson Cooper 360 Blog. Cnn.com (2007-03-23). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.
  8. ↑ "Larry King interviews Jeff Corwin". cnn.com. Retrieved 2005-07-27.
  9. ↑ Wildlife defender Jeff Corwin sued in hunting ground dispute. Bostonglobe.com (2017-11-17). Retrieved on 2018-05-5.
  10. ↑ Official show page for Giant Monsters Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine.. Animal.discovery.com (2008-09-10). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.
  11. ↑ Information on King of the Jungle series. Tv.com (2005-07-14). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.
  12. ↑ Into America's West
  13. ↑ Into Alaska
  14. ↑ Feeling the Heat with Jeff Corwin. defenders.org
  15. ↑ Future Earth | msnbc.com. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2012-09-05.
  16. ↑ Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin. Food Network. Retrieved on 2012-09-05.
  17. ↑ Official show page for Ocean Mysteries. Georgiaaquarium.org (2011-08-31). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.
  18. ↑ . Retrieved on 2016-10-15.
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