Jeff Corwin

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Jeff Corwin

Jeffrey Samuel Corwin (born July 11, 1967 in Norwell, Massachusetts), better known as Jeff Corwin, is the host and executive producer of The Jeff Corwin Experience and Corwin's Quest, two American television shows about animals airing on the Animal Planet cable channel. He previously appeared in Going Wild With Jeff Corwin on the Disney Channel. He also made a cameo appearance in an episode of CSI: Miami, helping the detectives retrieve a human foot from inside a live crocodile.

Jeff Corwin was born in Norwell, Massachusetts. He attended Norwell High School. Later he attended Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in both 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. He lives with his wife, Natasha, and daughter Maya Rose in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

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 and helped establish the Emerald Canopy Rainforest Foundation. He also participated in the youth action committee for the United Nations Environmental Program. He lectures on wildlife, ecology and conservation to audiences throughout the United States.

Corwin was also certified as an Advanced Field Medical Specialist by the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

In filming a segment with Anderson Cooper near Phnom Pehn, Cambodia on March 22nd of 2007, Corwin was attacked by an asian elephant. The attack was brief, and consisted of the elephant putting Corwin's elbow in its mouth and biting. However, the trunk of the elephant was wrapped around Corwin's arm, and he was unable to get away. He screamed as the elephant shook its head, releasing and throwing Corwin into the shallow water in which they were standing. He was helped away, walking under his own power. Corwin later posted on Anderson Cooper's blog his explanation of the incident, and the following summary of injuries that resulted:

Truth is that elephant is easily 15,000 times stronger than my meager self, and if she had wanted to, she could have done far worse than crushing a bit of ligament and muscle. Lucky for me, no broken bones, hopefully no connective tissue torn (will have to wait till I get home to find out about that). [1]

[edit] Awards

In 2002, Corwin was named one of People Magazine´s 50 Most Beautiful People.[2]
In 2004, Corwin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for Jeff Corwin Unleashed. In 2005, he was nominated for the same award.