Robert Irwin reveals one heartbreaking question he still asks late dad Steve Irwin Robert Irwin still likes to sit in great outdoors and talk to his late dad Steve Irwin. 12 March 2026 Robert Irwin still asks late father Steve Irwin how to "move forward" after his death. Robert Irwin still talks to late dad Steve Irwin The 21-year-old TV star and conservationist has opened up on how he still communicates with the Crocodile Hunter legend, who died aged 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray in 2006.