Jeffrey Samuel Corwin
(born 1967 (1967--) (age ) in Norwell, Massachusetts) is best known as host and executive producer of The Jeff Corwin Experience
and Corwin's Quest
, two American television shows following his adventures discovering and exploring various kinds of animal life and climates (including locales from all over the world), airing on the Animal Planet cable channel.
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Education
Jeff Corwin attended
Norwell High School. He spent his freshman year of college at the
Eastern Nazarene College, which is located in
Quincy, Massachusetts. Later he attended
Bridgewater State College in
Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
[1] Jeff has bachelor of science degrees in
biology and
anthropology. He conducted his graduate studies at the
University of Massachusetts at 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.
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.
Television
Corwin's big break into television came about thanks to famed
oceanographer Bob Ballard, the man who discovered the wreck of the
Titanic
, in the 1994
JASON Project, led by Ballard and sponsored in part by
National Geographic. Then, after several lean years, Corwin migrated over to
the Disney Channel with
Going Wild with Jeff Corwin
. Eventually, he caught the eye of producers at Animal Planet, and since 2000 he's gone on to explore six of the seven continents—all except
Antarctica, so far. Corwin also made a cameo appearance on the crime drama
CSI: Miami
to lend support on Florida wildlife in an episode, and was also portrayed as a former classmate of
Eric Delko, played by
Adam Rodriguez.
Corwin was also certified as an Advanced Field Medical Specialist by the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences,
Fort Sam Houston,
Texas.
In the spring of 2007 Corwin began a new TV show on the
Travel Channel titled
Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin
. The show highlights wildlife in Alaska while also having a travel perspective.
Close encounters
In filming a segment of
CNN's
Planet in Peril
with
Anderson Cooper 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, 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:
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His life today
Jeff Corwin now lives in
Marshfield, Massachusetts, with his wife Natasha and their daughters, Maya Rose (b. 6 July 2003)
[3] and Marina (b. 11 September 2008). He still actively works on his show The Jeff Corwin Experience which airs on Animal Planet. He lectures on wildlife, ecology and conservation to audiences throughout the United States. In 1993, Jeff addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations regarding the need to conserve neotropical rain forests.
Filmography
Going Wild With Jeff Corwin
A television series which Corwin formerly hosted,
Going Wild With Jeff Corwin
, was an educational program on the
Disney Channel from 1997-1999.
The Jeff Corwin Experience
The Jeff Corwin Experience
is Corwin's longest-running show, currently airing on
Animal Planet since 2001. The show features an array of animals, educational information and tours through locales, villages, and events across the world.
Jeff Corwin Unleashed
Aired on the
Discovery Kids channel in 2003, this series was one of Jeff's earliest projects, featuring fun trivia, information and animal discoveries for children. The show earned him high acclaim, including a
Daytime Emmy in 2004.
King of the Jungle
Airing from 2003-2004,
King of the Jungle
was a series in which twelve individuals competed in rigorous challenges to win a chance to host a television program for
Animal Planet. Corwin served as their guide throughout the tasks.
[4]
Corwin's Quest
Corwin's Quest
was a series hosted and produced by Jeff Corwin, that premiered on
Animal Planet in 2005. The show's premise was based on giving Jeff a special mission to accomplish per episode, which often resulted in exploring challenging environments and seeking out rare creatures.
Into America's West
In April 2008, Jeff Corwin debuted a documentary series for the
Travel Channel,
Into America's West
. In the program, Jeff journeys across the landscape of Western America, searching for and discovering many forms of unique desert wildlife.
[5]
Into Alaska
Also created for the
Travel Channel,
Into Alaska
is a documentary series exploring the vast landscapes and array of wildlife in Alaska.
[6]
Others
Giant Monsters
was a two-hour television
documentary special on Animal Planet hosted by Corwin. It dealt with the world's largest creatures of all time, including
Tyrannosaurus rex
, the saber-toothed cat
Smilodon
, the gigantic
ground sloth Megatherium
, the 40-foot crocodile
Sarcosuchus
, the
Komodo dragon-like
Megalania
, the giant
pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus
, the
eurypterid Megarachne
(then thought to be a huge
spider), to the giant
squid Architeuthis dux
.
[7]
In 2003, Corwin appeared as himself in the second-season episode of
CSI: Miami
, "Death Grip", helping the detectives retrieve a human foot from inside a live
crocodile.
In 2007, he 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 a one-hour special for
Food Network,
Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin
, Corwin explores the exotic food and culture of Thailand.
[8]
Awards
- In 2002, Corwin was named one of People Magazine´s 50 Most Beautiful People. [9]
- In 2004, Corwin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for Jeff Corwin Unleashed
.
- In 2005, Corwin was nominated for the same award as in the previous year.
References
- Animal Planet website: Biography of Jeff Corwin
- Anderson Cooper 360 Blog
- Jeff Corwin Biography: Animal Planet
- Information on King of the Jungle series
- Into America's West
- Into Alaska
- Official show page for Giant Monsters
- Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin: Food Network
- IMDB Profile for Jeff Corwin