Robert Irwin says 14-foot croc named Jimmy Fallon death rolled him
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Robert Irwin had a scary second with a crocodile however lived to inform the story.
During a latest look on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon,” the 22-year-old conservationist shared he was “death rolled” by a 14-foot crocodile he named Jimmy Fallon when he was a child.
“He’s not a baby anymore. I named this crocodile Jimmy Fallon, like, years ago, and he’s now what we call a boss croc. He’s huge,” Robert stated. “Because we research crocodiles in the wild to, like, better conserve them, right? So the way you do that — my dad came up with this — is you actually have to jump on them.”
The Australian conservationist instructed the discuss present host that after he “jumped on the back of Jimmy Fallon,” the big reptile “death rolled” him.
Irwin shared he was “death rolled” by a 14-foot crocodile. (Matei Horvath/GA/The Hollywood Reporter by way of Getty Images)
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“I jumped onto him. I kid you not, 14 foot of crocodile, big croc, death rolls me,” he defined. “So I’m stuck underneath him with my arm hanging out. I’ve got like probably, I don’t know, maybe 700 pounds on top of me. And I’m just like, “What do I do?” And luckily he rolled back the other way, and I was fine. But he’s a goer.”
Robert is the son of beloved actuality TV star and environmentalist, Steve Irwin, often known as “The Crocodile Hunter,” who was recognized for his work making an attempt to show the general public to respect and shield all animals.
Steve died in September 2006 after a stingray’s tail pierced his chest and prompted a deadly damage to his coronary heart whereas filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, when Robert was 2 years previous.
Since his death, his spouse, Teri, and their two kids, Robert and Bindi, who was 8 years previous when Steve died, have taken over his mission in direction of advocating for all animals and working the Australian Zoo in Queensland.
The Irwin household, together with Steve, Bindi, Robert and Terri Irwin, is pictured at Australia Zoo. (Australia Zoo/Getty Images)
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“To continue this legacy is the honor of my life,” Robert shared on instagram in October alongside a reel that includes footage of him and his father when he was youthful, and of his father with animals. “If I can make my dad proud, I’ve done my job. Behind everything I do is a conservation mission that my dad started.”
Both Robert and his older sister Bindi competed on and receivedDancing with the Stars,” with Bindi taking home the mirrorball trophy in 2015 during season 21 when she was 17 years old.
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Robert took his turn in the ballroom in the fall of 2025, winning the show with his partner, Witney Carson.
“Coming over from Australia, I did not know the way it might go. I did not suppose I’d make it this far, as a result of I did not notice how extremely supportive America can be,” he told Men’s Health in December 2025. “It’s not possible to place into phrases how a lot that has meant to me, as a result of what I signify is a lot greater than only a dance.”
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Robert didn’t know how he would be received on “DWTS” as a result of he’s from Australia. (Eric McCandless/Disney by way of Getty Images)
When talking with Men’s HealthRobert additionally shared that he felt “grateful” to have been brought back week after week, because to him it meant that “what I stand for is being heard and that’s unbelievable.”
“When I step into the ballroom, I’m representing a legacy that my dad [Steve Irwin] created with my mother. I’m representing every little thing I stand for, not solely as a wildlife conservationist, but additionally as somebody who’s working actually exhausting to try to unfold some positivity and fervour,” he said. “I wish to be a job mannequin for younger individuals.”
