Rob Stewart

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rob Stewart
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Dec 28, 1979(1979-12-28)
Age	45
Date Of Death	2017-01-31
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Rob Stewart Biography

Rob Stewart is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on December 28, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This filmmaker and photographer is well-known for his 2006 documentary Sharkwater. He also directed and narrated Revolution, Sharkwater’s sequel in 2012.

He and the Emmy-winning Dutch filmmaker Both he and Emmy-winning Dutch filmmaker Hugo Lawick became known for their wildlife documentaries and photography, as well as for their work as conservationists. were both well- known for their wildlife documentaries, photography, and work as conservationists.

Rob Stewart (December 28, 1979 – January 31, 2017) was a Canadian photographer, filmmaker and conservationist. He was best known for making and directing the documentary films Sharkwater and Revolution. He died at the age of 37 in a scuba diving incident while in Florida filming Sharkwater Extinction.

Sharkwater earned Stewart the Best Documentary and the Audience Favorite Award at the 2006 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, the People’s Choice Award at the 2006 Atlantic Film Festival and a Special Jury Award at the 2006 Hawaii International Film Festival, and the film was selected by the Toronto International Film Festival Group as one of the top ten Canadian films of

2006. In 2007, his film won the Audience and Best Feature awards at the Gen Art Film festival.

He was raised in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

Rob Stewart Net Worth

Rob Stewart is one of the richest Director from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rob Stewart 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied biology at the University of Western Ontario and became a photographer for The Canadian Wildlife Federation.

Sharkwater, his film, was nominated for a Genie Award nomination and People’s Choice Award.

Stewart was born in 1979, in Toronto, Ontario, where he was, the son of Sandra and Brian Stewart. He began underwater photography as a teenager, and became a trainer at eighteen years old. He attended both Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and Crescent School in Toronto as a youth.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rob Stewart height 6 ft 0 in Rob weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rob Stewart Dating?

According to our records, Rob Stewart is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Rob Stewart’s is not dating anyone.

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At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards on March 12, 2017, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced that its annual award for Science or Nature Documentary Program would be renamed the Rob Stewart Award in Stewart’s memory.

Facts & Trivia

Rob Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Rob Stewart celebrates birthday on December 28 of every year.

In late January 2017, Stewart was in Florida filming Sharkwater Extinction, a sequel to Sharkwater. On January 31, he and his dive partner resurfaced from a deep wreck dive of the Queen of Nassau. His dive leader Peter Sotis fell unconscious while boarding the crew’s boat, and as the ship team rushed to provide assistance, Stewart, who was still in the water, vanished. Paul Watson, a marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist and friend of Stewart’s, noted that he had been using a rebreather, which could have rendered him unconscious as well. A search was launched, and on February 3, the United States Coast Guard confirmed that Stewart’s body had been located in the water approximately 200 feet (61 m) down, close to the spot on the surface from which he had disappeared. The cause of death was unclear initially. Stewart’s funeral was held at Bloor Street United Church in Toronto on February 18, 2017. Released months later, the autopsy report from the Monroe County medical examiner stated that Stewart had died from drowning after succumbing to acute lack of oxygen (Hypoxia) at the surface of the ocean.

What disease did Rob Stewart have?

Rob Stewart, the Canadian conservationist and filmmaker renowned worldwide for his documentary Sharkwater, about the illegal shark finning trade, died through drowning as a result of hypoxia (a lack of oxygen), according to autopsy results.

Where is Rob Stewart now?

Since 2001, he has resided in Canada.

What was Rob Stewart trying to do by making this documentary What was his

message?

At the time of his final dive, Stewart was working on his follow-up film, Sharkwater Extinction. He wanted to show how many sharks were still being illegally hunted across the globe , often ending up in products like pet food and cosmetics.

Is Rob Stewart married?

Celiana Stewart

How did Rob Stewart drowned?

Many will recall that Stewart died tragically in an accident in January 2017 while completing the third dive of the day below 195 feet (60 m). He and his partner, Peter Sotis, both surfaced. But as Sotis climbed on the boat and passed out, Stewart was still in the water and vanished from the surface.