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{{Infobox person

|name = Bindi Irwin

|image = Bindi Irwin, 2011.jpg

|caption = May 2011

|birth_name = Bindi Sue Irwin

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|07|24}}

|birth_place = [[Buderim, Queensland]], [[Australia]]

|occupation = [[Child actor|Actress]]<br />[[Presenter|Television presenter]]

|spouse =

|lookalike = Izzy Freeman

|parents = [[Steve Irwin]] <br />[[Terri Irwin]]

|brother = Robert Irwin

|years_active = 2006–present

|awards = [[Logie Award|Silver Logie]]<br />[[Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy]]

}}

'''Bindi Sue Irwin''' (born 24 July 1998<ref name="familybio">[http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/crocodile_hunter/about_steve_terri/family_biography.html Crocodile Hunter Family Biography]. Retrieved 2001-03-25.</ref>) is the daughter of ''[[The Crocodile Hunter]]'' star [[Steve Irwin]], and [[Terri Irwin]]. Irwin is a child celebrity who has been involved in acting, singing, songwriting, dancing, rapping, and a fitness DVD. She shares the same [[conservation movement|conservationist]] philosophy as her parents.

Her first name comes from the name of her father's favourite female crocodile at the [[Australia Zoo]], and her middle name is from the family's dog Sui, Sue. According to her father, ''Bindi'' is an [[Aboriginal Australians|Australian Aboriginal]] word that means "young girl."<ref name="ABCnet">{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/children/bindi/interview.htm | title=Bindi: The Jungle Girl | accessdate=2011-03-11 | publisher=ABC.net.au}}</ref>

==Biography==

Irwin was born in [[Buderim, Queensland]].<ref name="familybio"/> She began appearing on television shows as early as age two.<ref name=CourierMail1>{{cite news|author = Green, Glenis|url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,20377536-952,00.html|title = Mantle passes to Bindi|work= [[The Courier-Mail]]|date = 9 September 2006}}</ref> She appeared regularly in her father's television shows, including ''[[The Crocodile Hunter Diaries]]'', and also appeared in the 2002 film ''[[The Wiggles]]: [[Wiggly Safari]]'' in a credited cast role.<ref name=BindiIMDB>{{IMDb title|0376987|The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari}}</ref>

Irwin was the presenter of a 26-part wildlife documentary kids show called ''[[Bindi the Jungle Girl]]'', a production of the [[Discovery Kids]] television network.<ref name=Scotsman1>{{cite web|url = http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1307902006|title = I have no fear of losing my life.|author = Cowning, Emma|work= The Scotsman|date = 5 September 2006}}</ref><ref name=SydneyMorningHerald1>{{cite news|work=Sydney Morning Herald |url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/bindi-to-fill-her-dads-big-shoes/2006/09/09/1157222376404.html|title = Bindi to fill her dad's big shoes|date = 10 September 2006}}</ref><ref name=HeraldSun1>{{cite news|author = Clark, Laine|url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,20351375-5005961,00.html|title = Daughter destined to follow in Irwin's footsteps|date = 4 September 2006}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Her father was filmed in many of the early shows before his death in 2006, when production was temporarily put on hold.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url = http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD203498.htm|title = Bindi Irwin Nature Series on Hold for a Year|date = 20 October 2006|publisher = Reuters}}</ref> The series premiered in June 2007 on Discovery Kids. She also has a look alike that lives in Brisbane.

===Post Steve Irwin's death===

Irwin's father, Steve Irwin, was killed by a [[stingray]] on 4 September 2006 while setting up to shoot ocean reef footage for a show that would include segments with Irwin, because weather prevented him from filming footage for a different show.<ref name=PattayaDailyNews1>

{{cite web

|url = http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.php?IDNEWS=0000001387

|title = Steve Irwin's paid tribute from his family and friends

|work= Pattaya Daily News

|date = 23 September 2006

|author = AJR}}</ref><ref name=AllHeadlineNews1>

{{cite web

|author = Oliveira, Maira

|url = http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004870142

|title = Bindi Irwin To Continue Father's Extraordinary Wildlife Efforts,

|publisher = AHN Media Corporation

|date = 15 September 2006}}</ref> Bindi and her mother announced that she would continue her late father's conservation and television work.<ref name=DailyMail1>

{{cite news

|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=405303&in_page_id=1773

|title = Steve Irwin's daughter to swim with stingray that killed him

|work=Daily Mail |location=UK.

|date = 15 September 2006}}</ref> Steve Irwin said he supported her career, claiming "I just want to be co-star to my daughter".<ref name="co-star">

{{cite news

|url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20479123-952,00.html

|title = Steve knew Bindi would be a star

|publisher = Queensland Newspapers

|date = 26 May 2006}}</ref>

On 20 September 2006, Irwin received a standing ovation after delivering a [[eulogy]] for her father in front of a crowd of 5,000 and a worldwide television audience of more than 300 million viewers. In the 2006 ''[[TV Week]]'' readers' poll, her speech received 43 percent of votes and was voted the television moment of the year. Her mother stated that, apart from some assistance with typing, Irwin had written the speech herself.<ref name="usatoday.com"/><ref name=Forbes.com>

{{cite web

|author = Passa, Dennis

|url = http://www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2006/09/19/ap3029795.html

|title = Irwin Remembered For His 'Zest for Life".

|work=Forbes magazine

|date = 19 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="bindispeech">

{{cite news

|title = My daddy was my hero

|publisher = News Limited

|author = Chesterton, Ray

|date = 20 September 2006

|url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20448393-5009080,00.html

|accessdate =2007-05-26}}</ref><ref name="43percent">

{{cite news

|url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/bindi-tops-tv-poll/2006/12/18/1166290447686.html

|title = Bindi tops TV poll

|work= Sydney Morning Herald

|date = 18 December 2006}}</ref>

In June 2007, she hosted a US television special about her father called ''My Daddy the Crocodile Hunter''.<ref name="PerthNow">{{cite news|url = http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,21467635-5005382,00.html|title = Bindi Irwin to make US TV debut|date = 29 March 2007|work= The Sunday Times | first=Peta | last=Hellard}}</ref> She also starred in a child fitness DVD in which she sang and danced with a group called ''[[Bindi Kidfitness]]''. She made a [[Hip hop]] album called ''[[Trouble in the Jungle]]''. Bindi and The Crocmen sang "Trouble in the Jungle" on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'' in November 2007. Irwin is currently learning how to play the piano.<ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite news|title = Terri Irwin '20/20' interview transcript excerpts|url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-09-26-terri-irwin-transcript_x.htm|work=USA Today|date = 27 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author = Maddison|url = http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1546416,00.html|title = Steve Irwin's Daughter Bindi Filming Own Show|work= Time|date = 16 October 2006|accessdate = 2006-10-16}}</ref>

[[File:Terri and Bindi Irwin.jpg|thumb|250px|Bindi and [[Terri Irwin]] at [[Edwards Air Force Base|Edwards AFB]] to film a segment for ''[[Bindi the Jungle Girl]]''.]]

In September 2006, at age 8, Bindi Irwin appeared on the cover of the Australian magazine ''[[New Idea]]'', the youngest person to have done so in the magazine's 104-year history.<ref name = "SMHBindiStardom">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/bindi-set-for-stardom/2006/09/26/1159036536136.html | title=Bindi set for stardom | work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=26 September 2006| accessdate=2006-09-28}}</ref>

In early January 2007, she appeared on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''. At that time, she was also scheduled for appearances on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' and in attendance with [[Russell Crowe]] at a major dinner. She was promoting her new video, ''Bindi Kidfitness'', and fulfilling her role as a newly-appointed "tourism ambassador" for Australia.<ref name="Slate2007-01">{{cite web|url = http://www.slate.com/id/2155910/|title = Say It Ain't So, Dakota!: Paging Jodie Foster|author = Masters, Kim|date = 12 January 2007|work= Newsweek|accessdate = 2007-01-18}}</ref>

Irwin appeared on ''Larry King Live'' on 11 January 2007. She said that creative writing was her favourite subject and math is her least favourite. She also said that she enjoys being [[Homeschooling|homeschooled]] because she and her teachers were such good friends.

[[File:Terri and Bindi Irwin 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Posing for the TV camera with Terri Irwin.]]

At the ''[[2007 Kids' Choice Awards]]'', Irwin presented the award for "Favorite Male Singer", with help from [[George Lopez]] and [[Tyler James Williams]], which was won by [[Justin Timberlake]]. She also presented at the [[Logie Awards of 2007]], with help from [[Glenn Robbins]] for 'Most Outstanding Children's Show', which was won by ''[[The Upside Down Show]]''.<ref name="outstandingshowchildrens">{{cite web|title = Most Outstanding Children's Show|url = http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/section.aspx?sectionid=1923&sectionname=logies&subsectionid=9488&subsectionname=2007nominees|accessdate = 2007-05-26 |publisher = ninemsn |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070522213311/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/section.aspx?sectionid=1923&sectionname=logies&subsectionid=9488&subsectionname=2007nominees <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-05-22}}</ref>

On 22 November 2007, Irwin appeared with her mother Terri in the 81st Annual [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] and performed songs from her album ''[[Trouble in the Jungle]]'' with The Crocmen on their jungle animal float.<ref>{{cite web|title = 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade – Celebrity line-up|url = http://www.holidayhacks.com/2007/11/08/2007-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-celebrity-lineup/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = The 81st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Kicks Off The Holiday Season With New Iconic Balloons and Floats|url = http://emol.org/virtualmall/macys/news/2007thanksgivingdayparade.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Bindi Irwin: IMDbPro|url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1134702/}}</ref>

On 13 June 2008, at the age of nine, Irwin became the youngest performer ever to win a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] when she won the award for "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series". The previous record was held by [[Camryn Grimes]], who won the "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" at age ten for her performance in ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''.

On 26 December 2009 Irwin appeared live on stage at Australia Zoo with new backup singers/dancers The Jungle Girls.

Irwin commits 10% of her wage to [[Wildlife Warriors]], the charity founded by her family in 2002.<ref>{{cite news | first=Megan | last=Lehmann | coauthors= | title=Million dollar baby | date=10 July 2007 | publisher= | url =http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=276659 | work =The Bulletin | pages =30–35 | accessdate = 2008-01-10 | language = }}</ref>

She starred as Kirra in ''[[Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove]]'', which was released on 23 March 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bindi Irwin stars in Free Willy: South Africa on DVD|work=The Daily Telegraph|last=McWhirter|first=Erin|date=10 March 2009|publisher=News Limited|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25166057-5006013,00.html}}</ref>

In 2012, Irwin hosted a wildlife-themed game show called ''[[Bindi's Bootcamp]]''. Filmed at Australia Zoo, the contestants were put through "adventure challenges" to educate and test their wildlife knowledge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bindi Irwin "so excited" about new television show|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/australian-tv/news/a353579/bindi-irwin-so-excited-about-new-television-show.html|first=Rebecca|last=Davies|publisher=digital spy|date=29 November 2011|accessdate=2011-11-30}}</ref> It was produced in association with Sydney-based [[Sticky Pictures]], under commission from ABC, and debuted in July on [[ABC3]].<ref>{{cite news|title=FremantleMedia Enterprises sells Bindi's Bootcamp to Discovery Kids Asia | url=http://if.com.au/2012/08/01/article/FremantleMedia-Enterprises-sells-Bindis-Bootcamp-to-Discovery-Kids-Asia/MYOVSIRIKU.html | author=Candace Wise | date=1 August 2012 | accessdate=2012-08-15}}</ref>

Irwin is currently shooting the sequel to ''[[Nim's Island]]''. She will be playing the lead character Nim, originally played by [[Abigail Breslin]]. The film will be distributed by [[Pinnacle Films]] in Australia and internationally by [[Walden Media]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Production begins on Nim’s Island 2 starring Bindi Irwin | url=http://mumbrella.com.au/production-begins-on-nims-island-2-starring-bindi-irwin-108440 | publisher=mUmBRELLA | date=8 August 2012 | accessdate=2012-08-15}}</ref>

In 2012, Irwin appeared as Sunday Clovers on the episode "Mirror rorriM" of the [[Canada|Canadian]] television series, ''[[My Babysitter's a Vampire (TV series)|My Babysitter's a Vampire]]''.

==Filmography==

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|- style="background:#CCCCC;"

! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Film

|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! style="width:100px;"| Year

! style="width:250px;"| Title

! style="width:150px;"| Role

! style="width:150px;"| Notes

|-

|rowspan="1"|<center> 2010</center>

| ''[[Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove]]''

| Kirra Cooper

|

|-

|<center> 2013</center>

| Nim's Island 2

| Nim

| Post Production

|-

|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television

|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

|-

|<center> 2007 – 2008</center>

| ''[[Bindi the Jungle Girl]]''

| Herself

|

|-

| rowspan=3 | <center> 2012</center>

| ''[[My Babysitter's a Vampire (TV series)|My Babysitter's a Vampire]]''

| Sunday Clovers

| Episode: Mirror, rorriM

|-

| ''Bindi's Bootcamp''

| Host

| Gameshow

|-

| ''Steve Irwin's Wildlife Warriors''

| Herself

|

|-

|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Internet

|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

|-

|<center> 2012</center>

| ''Growing Up Wild''

| Herself

|With her young brother Robert they show their wildest animals at [[Australia Zoo]]. On The Pet Collective's YouTube channel.

|-

|}

==References==

{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==

{{Commons category}}

* [http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/crocodile_hunter/about_steve_terri/bindi_say.html Bindi's Say]

* [http://animal.discovery.com/tv/planets-best/terri-bindi/terri-bindi.html Animal Planet profile]

* [http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/crocodile_hunter/about_steve_terri/bindi_biography.html Bindi's Profile from Australia Zoo]

* [http://www.abc.net.au/children/bindi Bindi the Jungle Girl]

* [http://www.abc.net.au/abc3/microsites/bindi/ Bindi's Bootcamp]

* [http://ten.com.au/tvshows/wildlifewarriors.htm Wildlife Warriors]

* {{IMDb name|id=1134702|name=Bindi Irwin}}

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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Nambour]], Queensland, Australia

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