Jeff Corwin is an American conservationist, biologist, and television host. He had hosted many programs on wildlife conservation, the underwater world, and was also an environment correspondent for the Andrson Cooper 360 special ‘Planet in Peril’. Apart from these, he has also appeared in some TV shows as himself. Additionally, Corwin has voiced him for the alligator expert in an episode of ‘The Hub’s Pound Puppies’.
Also, so far he has not been involved in any kind of controversies or rumors. But once an elderly couple sued him for trespassing on his property in Norwell, Massachusetts. Furthermore, they further stated that he cut down the forest to create a hunting ground and also hunt deer illegally.
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Jeff Corwin: biography, family, education
The popular American television personality was born on July 11, 1967, making her age 52. She was born and raised in Norwell, Massachusetts along with her parents Marcy and Valerie Corwin. Her father was a police officer and her mother a housewife. She has an ethnicity of Hungarian and Romanian.
Jeff attended and graduated from Norwell High School. After graduating from high school, he joined Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, where he spent his freshman year. He then joined Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and anthropology.
To earn his master of science degree, he attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst. There she continued to study wildlife conservation and fisheries and also worked with snakes and bats. Additionally, in 1999, she earned an honorary doctorate from Bridgewater in public education. Also in 2018, he was honored with a Doctorate in Sustainability Science from Unity College. Additionally, the US Army Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas also awarded him Advanced Field Medical Specialist certification.
Jeff Corwin: career and life achievements
He made his television debut as an expedition naturalist in 1994 for the documentary series titled ‘The JASON Project’. The series had been directed by oceanographer Bob Ballard and sponsored by National Geographic. However, the exact beginning of his career has not been revealed. But he got the first experience of it in 1984 in the tropical jungle of Belize. During his college days, he had worked as an active rainforest conservator in Central and South America. In 1993, regarding the conservation of the tropical forest, he addressed him as a general assembly of the united nations. In addition, he lectures on wildlife, gold mining, ecology, and conservation throughout the United States.
Then Jeff has hosted a Disney Channel show ‘Going Wild with Jeff Corwin from 1997-1999. After that, he hosted shows like ‘The Jeff Corwin Experience’ from 2001 to 2003 for Animal Planet. He then hosted another wildlife documentary TV show “Corwin’s Quest” from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, he hosted the Travel Channel show “Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin.” In the same year, he became the environment correspondent for Anderson Cooper 360’s special ‘Planet in Peril’, in sponsor CNN, along with co-host neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta.
His other documentary shows include 2009’s ‘Feeling the Heat’, MSNBC’s ‘Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats’. He became a geologist for MSNBC to help explain a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. In the same year, he hosted and became the executive producer of ABC’s wildlife adventure show ‘Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin, which aired until 2016.
In 2016, he began hosting his current ABC show ‘Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin’. Additionally, he has appeared in an episode of ‘CSI: Miami’ as himself and played the character’s friend Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez).
Jeff Corwin: personal life and wife
Being a popular biologist and TV presenter, of course, many people would love to take a look at his personal life and his love life. Also, you have to wonder if the biologist has been married or not. Well, Jeff is already a happily married man. He has married the lovely lady named Natasha Soultanova Corwin. But sadly, not much information is available about his beautiful wife. Furthermore, the couple has given birth to two sweet daughters. They are Maya Rose born on July 6, 2003 and Marina on September 11, 2008.
Also, Jeff seems like a pretty private person as he has successfully hidden his personal details behind the curtains, only limited information has been revealed. Corwin has not been embroiled in any controversy or rumors, not even signs of extramarital affairs.
Jeff Corwin: Net Worth and Social Media Profiles
Being a popular American conservationist and TV personality, he has made a good income from it. Therefore, as of now, the net worth of him is estimated to be around $3 million. However, Corwin has not provided any concrete information about his net worth. He bought the house worth more than a million in Marshfield, Massachusetts, where he lived with his family.
The American biologist is not only active on television but also interacts with his fans on different social media platforms. He has personal and verified accounts on Facebook and Instagram. On Facebook, he has verified @wildcorwin accounts with over 319.7k followers. Corwin has a Twitter account @wildcorwin with 27.1K followers. Additionally, he has an Instagram account @wildcorwin with 24.8k followers.
