'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin Posthumously Honored With Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

LOS ANGELES (CBS) -- "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.

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Irwin's wife, Terri, and their children, Bindi and Robert, were on hand for the celebration. Fittingly, the family posed with a giant snake with the star.

Conservationists and TV personalities Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin and Robert Irwin hold a snake near the newly unveiled star of Steve Irwin, who was honored posthumously with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2018. (credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

"We are so grateful for everyone's support, it just means the world to us as a family," said Bindi Irwin during the celebration. "We try to continue dad's legacy each and every day and we want to make sure everything he lived and died for continues on into the future."

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Terri Irwin told People magazine that family friend Russell Crowe helped the "Crocodile Hunter" get a star on the Walk of Fame by writing a letter of recommendation.

Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray in 2006 at the age of 44.