• Russell Crowe thinks his nice good friend, the late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin, could be "so impressed" together with his son Robert's efficiency on season 34 of Dancing With the Stars.
• "I feel he would watch Robert dancing and the way he makes use of his physique, the power and poise, and he could be in awe of his son," the Nuremberg star not too long ago shared.
• Crowe first befriended Steve within the Nineties, and has remained near the household for the reason that outback legend's tragic demise in 2006.

Russell Crowe is pleased with household good friend Robert Irwin, and is aware of the wildlife conservationist's legendary dad, Steve Irwin, could be too.

Robert is at present on the head of the pack of contenders vying for the Dancing With the Stars season 34 Mirrorball trophy. Because the season started in September, the youthful Irwin has regularly blown the judges' and viewers' expectations out of the water together with his technical prowess and seemingly limitless enthusiasm. And expectations have been already excessive — Robert's sister Bindi gained the sequence' twenty first season again in 2015.

Russell Crowe, a longtime good friend of the Irwin household, has been rigorously monitoring Robert's journey from one of many hopeful 14 to the ultimate 5's contender to beat. He informed the New York Instances in a Sunday profile of Robert that he thinks the famed "crocodile hunter" could be "so impressed" together with his son's efficiency thus far.

"Though Steve might learn the rhythms of the seasons and each residing creature, he was completely not gifted with a way of musical rhythm," Crowe joked. "In his fingers, a tambourine grew to become a lethal weapon."

The Nuremberg star added, "I feel he would watch Robert dancing and the way he makes use of his physique, the power and poise, and he could be in awe of his son."

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Terri Irwin, Robert's mom and Steve's widow, not too long ago defined the household's connection to their well-known Aussie countryman, which took on new life after Steve's premature demise in 2006. "Russell was pals with Steve first, after which when Steve handed, he actually took our household beneath his wing and taken care of us, took care of us, and helped me with recommendation about my children," she detailed.

Crowe has certainly remained the most important supporter of the Irwin household's numerous endeavors, from Robert's administration of the Australia Zoo to Terri, Bindi, and Robert's Animal Planet sequence Crikey! It's the Irwins.

Final month, because the competitors heated to a boiling level on DWTS season 34, Robert shared how significant Crowe's steering and recommendation stays to him. "I'm extremely grateful for his assist on this dancing journey. It's really been actually cool as a result of Russell will message after [each] efficiency," he defined. "He'll actually delve into the element of, 'Okay these steps have been nice, love the traces, love the readability within the storytelling.' To essentially get that very in-depth suggestions is superb, and it means lots."

The Dancing With the Stars finale airs on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+, and streams the following day on Hulu.

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