'I'm keen to do everything he did': Robert Irwin aims to follow in late father Steve's footsteps as he's nominated for a kid's Emmy Award

By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 19:27 EST, 11 November 2016 | Updated: 20:53 EST, 11 November 2016

He's the spitting image of Steve Irwin, his late father who tragically died in 2006.

And now Robert, age 12, looks set to follow in his famous father's TV footsteps as well and is on track to have just as successful a career in front of the camera.

The young teen, nominated for a kid's Emmy Award for co-hosting wildlife series, Wild But True, revealed to the Today Show on Saturday: 'I'm keen to do everything he did.' 

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'I'm keen to do everything he did': Robert Irwin, 12, revealed to the Today Show on Saturday that he aims to follow in his late father Steve's footsteps

Robert shared with the program his enthusiasm for continuing on his late father's legacy.

'My dad was the original Wildlife Warrior. He was the most incredible wildlife conservationist and every single day we [his family] strive to continue his legacy,' the teen said. 

'We get to carry on where he left off,' adding that he's 'keen to do everything he did.' 

Paying tribute: 'My dad was the original Wildlife Warrior. He was the most incredible wildlife conservationist and every single day we [his family] strive to continue his legacy,' the teen said

Robert appeared on the breakfast television program to discuss his nomination for a kid's Emmy Award for co-hosting children's wildlife series, Wild But True.

Wild But True, co-hosted by Robert Irwin and Isabel Yamazaki, has been nominated in the Kids: Factual section.

Filmed predominately at Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, the show looks at how nature has been significantly changing the lives of humans for billions of years.

Popular: Robert appeared on the breakfast television program to discuss his nomination for a kid's Emmy Award for co-hosting children's wildlife series, Wild But True

The series features tough competition from the UK, Netherlands, Singapore and Chile.

Winners will be announced next April, at a ceremony in Cannes, France.

Robert was just two-years-old when his father tragically passed away after being struck in the heart by a stingray.

But, he says he and his family keep Steve's memory alive by watching home movies and documentaries of him.

Tragic: Robert was just two-years-old when his father tragically passed away after being struck in the heart by a stingray

Family ties: However, he says he and his family keep Steve's memory alive by watching home movies and documentaries of him. Pictured with mother Terri and sister Bindi

'We're also very lucky because through all of dad's amazing documentaries we basically have our life on TV,' he told ET in October last year.

'So all we have to do is put the DVD in the DVD player and rewind and press play and we can relive these amazing memories. So we are very, very lucky in that respect.'

The late Steve Irwin, also referred to as The Crocodile Hunter, debuted a television series of the same name back in 1996, which made its way onto North American television by the following year.

He also went on to star in documentaries following the end of The Crocodile Hunter, including Croc Files, The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and New Breed Vets. 

Well documented: 'We're also very lucky because through all of dad's amazing documentaries we basically have our life on TV,' Robert told ET in October last year

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