Jeff Corwin

Jeffrey Corwin (born July 11, 1967) is an American biologist and wildlife conservationist, known for hosting Disney Channel's "Going Wild with Jeff Corwin", "The Jeff Corwin Experience" on Animal Planet, and ABC's "Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin".
Biography.
Early years.
Corwin was born in Norwell, Massachusetts, 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. He conducted his graduate studies at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]], obtaining a [[master of science]] in [[wildlife]] and [[fishery|fisheries]] [[Habitat conservation|conservation]] and doing work on [[bat]]s and [[snake]]s. In 1999, Bridgewater awarded Corwin an honorary [[doctorate]] in public education.
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 the conservation of rain forests in [[Central America|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 [[Robert Ballard|Bob Ballard]] and sponsored in part by [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]. From 1997–1999 Corwin hosted a show for [[the Disney Channel]] titled "[[Going Wild With Jeff Corwin|Going Wild with Jeff Corwin]]". 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.
In 2003, Corwin appeared in an episode of the crime drama "[[CSI: Miami]]". 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 (TV Special)|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". Corwin has been on expeditions to six of the seven continents—all except Antarctica.
In 2011, during the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|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 [[Hub Network|The Hub's]] "[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]".
In 2012, Corwin starred in a [[Claritin]] commercial as himself.
From 2011 to 2016, Corwin hosted and was an executive producer on the [[american broadcasting company|ABC]] wildlife adventure series "[[Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin]]". The series won Outstanding Travel Program in the [[41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] in 2014, and Corwin won a Daytime Emmy Award for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host#Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel/Children's Series Host (2015-2016)|Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel/Children's Series Host]] in 2016.
In October 2016, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] began showing his current series, "Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin," which involves ecology.
Close encounter.
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).
He is of Hungarian and Romanian ancestry on his father's side.
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[[Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni]]
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