Editing Jeff Corwin

{{Short description|American biologist}}
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| image        = Jeff Corwin 2006 06 24.png
| caption      = Corwin in 2006
| birth_name   = Jeffrey Corwin
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age |1967|07|11}}
| birth_place  = [[Norwell, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| education    = [[Bridgewater State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br />[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
| occupation   = [[conservation movement|Conservationist]], [[biologist]], [[executive producer]]
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| children     = 2
| spouse       = Natasha Soultanova-Corwin
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'''Jeffrey Corwin''' (born July 11, 1967) is an American [[biologist]] and [[wildlife]] [[conservation movement|conservationist]], known for hosting [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin]]'', ''[[The Jeff Corwin Experience]]'' on [[Animal Planet]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin]]''/''Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin'' and ''Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin''.

==Biography==

===Early years===
Corwin was born on July 11, 1967, in [[Norwell, Massachusetts]], where he attended [[Norwell High School (Massachusetts)|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, Massachusetts|Bridgewater]].<ref name=animal>[http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/bio/bio_01.html Animal Planet website: Corwin has Bachelor of Science degrees in [[biology]] and [[anthropology]]</ref>  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]].<ref name=animal/> From 1997 to 1999 Corwin hosted a show for [[the Disney Channel]] titled ''[[Going Wild With Jeff Corwin|Going Wild with Jeff Corwin]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395389/ Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (1997–1999)]. IMDB</ref> From 2001 to 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.<ref name=animal/>

In 2003, Corwin appeared in an episode of the crime drama ''[[CSI: Miami]]''.<ref name=animal/> 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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20030309corwin0309fnp4.asp|title=TV Review: Jeff Corwin stalks planet's past and present monsters|website=old.post-gazette.com|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>

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''.<ref>[https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/in-100-heartbeats-jeff-corwin-tackles-causes-and-costs-of-species-extinctions/]. Scientific American Blogs</ref> Corwin has been on expeditions to six of the seven continents—all except Antarctica.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/kidspost/pdf/corwin080210.pdf]. Washington Post</ref>

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]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1761811/fullcredits/ Pound Puppies (2010)]. IMDB</ref>
In 2012, Corwin starred in a [[Claritin]]  commercial as himself.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

From 2011 to 2016, Corwin hosted and was an executive producer on the [[american broadcasting company|ABC]] [[Weekend Adventure]] wildlife adventure series ''[[Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1967678/]. IMDB</ref>  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 the global cruising series, ''Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin,'' which involves ecology. Five years later, he launched his current series ''Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin''. It is presented by [[Defenders of Wildlife]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defenders.org/newsroom/defenders-of-wildlife-partners-jeff-corwin-new-wildlife-conservation-tv-show-abc|title = Defenders of Wildlife Partners with Jeff Corwin on New Wildlife Conservation TV Show on ABC| date=September 2, 2021 }}</ref>

====Close encounter with elephant====
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, 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:

{{Cquote|To this day my arm doesn't work right.  We tend to look at elephants as these very kind gentle giants, like Dumbo and Jumbo from the cartoons.  But the truth is, elephants are complex mammals with a huge array of emotions, from happiness to anger to jealousy, and when I turned away, this was his way of telling me he didn't want to be ignored. The trunk of an elephant can lift a 900-pound tree limb.  You do not want to be that close to one when he's having a bad moment.
}}{{Citation needed|reason=The article cited below does not contain this quote|date=April 2021}}

{{Cquote|Truth is that elephants are 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 bone fracture, hopefully no connective tissue torn (we'll have to wait till I get home to find out about that).<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/2007/03/what-its-like-to-be-tossed-by-elephant.html Anderson Cooper 360 Blog]. Cnn.com (2007-03-23). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.</ref>
}}

==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).<ref name=animal/>

He is of Hungarian and Romanian ancestry on his father's side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0507/26/lkl.01.html |title=Larry King interviews Jeff Corwin |publisher=cnn.com |access-date=2005-07-27}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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* ''[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin]]'':  [[Disney Channel]] 1997–1999.
* ''[[The Jeff Corwin Experience]]'':  [[Animal Planet]] 2000–2003.
* ''[[Death Grip]]'': [[CSI Miami]] 2003.
* ''[[Giant Monsters (TV Special)|Giant Monsters]]'':  [[Animal Planet]] 2003.<ref>[http://animal.discovery.com/tuneins/giantmonsters.html Official show page for Giant Monsters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213064226/http://animal.discovery.com/tuneins/giantmonsters.html |date=2007-12-13 }}. Animal.discovery.com (2008-09-10). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.</ref>
* ''[[Jeff Corwin Unleashed]]'':  [[Discovery Kids]] Channel 2003.
* ''[[King of the Jungle (TV series)|King of the Jungle]]'':  [[Animal Planet]] 2003–2004.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/king-of-the-jungle/show/23074/summary.html Information on King of the Jungle series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917131901/http://www.tv.com/king-of-the-jungle/show/23074/summary.html |date=September 17, 2008 }}. Tv.com (2005-07-14). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.</ref>
* ''[[Corwin's Quest]]'':  [[Animal Planet]] 2005–2006.
* ''[[Into America's West]]'':  [[Travel Channel]] 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Jeff_Corwin/ci.Show_Description_2.show?vgnextfmt=show&idLink=0cb6b253897c8110VgnVCM100000698b3a0a____|title=Into America's West}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* ''[[Into Alaska]]'':  [[Travel Channel]] 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Jeff_Corwin/ci.Show_Description.show?vgnextfmt=show&idLink=2f86b253897c8110VgnVCM100000698b3a0a____|title=Into Alaska}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* ''Feeling the Heat'':  Partnered with [[Defenders of Wildlife]] 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707181632/http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/feeling_the_heat.php Feeling the Heat with Jeff Corwin]. defenders.org</ref>
* ''[[Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats]]'': [[MSNBC]] 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090619073436/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29840099/ Future Earth | msnbc.com]. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2012-09-05.</ref>
* ''[[Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin]]'':  [[Food Network]] 2009–10.<ref>[http://www.foodnetwork.com/extreme-cuisine-with-jeff-corwin/index.html Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin]. Food Network. Retrieved on 2012-09-05.</ref>
* ''[[Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin]]'':  [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] 2011–2016.<ref>[http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/ocean-mysteries/ Official show page for Ocean Mysteries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129053738/http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/ocean-mysteries/ |date=2014-01-29 }}. Georgiaaquarium.org (2011-08-31). Retrieved on 2012-09-05.</ref>
* ''Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin'': [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] 2016–2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Carnival-Corp-buys-into-Saturday-morning-TV |title=Carnival Corp. Buys into Saturday morning TV: Travel Weekly |website=www.travelweekly.com |access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref>
* ''Expedition Chesapeake'': Whitaker Center Productions 2019.
* ''Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin'': ABC 2021–present

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0970802}}
* [http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/games/videogallery/videogallery.html Jeff Corwin's Video Bloopers]
* [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0507/26/lkl.01.html Larry King interview where Jeff talks about his relation to Dracula]

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