Ron Magill

• Name — Ron Magill • Birth Name — Ronald Norman Magill • Born — 28 February 1960 • Birthplace — Manhattan, New York City, New York • Height — 6 ft 6 in • Occupation — * Photographer • communications director • animal doctor • Employer — Zoo Miami • Education — University of Florida • Children — 2 • Website — ronmagill.com

Ron Magill's father Guillermo Magill spoke no English when he moved from Santiago, Cuba to New York and met his wife Lorraine. His mother grew up in New York and is of Colombian and German heritage. Born in 1960 in New York City, New York, Magill lived with his family in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. Magill obtained an associate degree at the University of Florida.

Magill's first job was working at the Miami Serpentarium, which no longer exists. In 1980, he became a zookeeper at Crandon Park Zoo just before the facility moved across to the new Miami MetroZoo. He gradually became lead zookeeper, senior zookeeper and then assistant curator. Today, Magill remains at the renamed Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, as its communications director and makes appearances on television shows such as Good Morning America, and The Today Show. He appeared for over 25 years on the Spanish variety program Sábado Gigante until the show ended its over 50-year run in 2015. He has a regular segment on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, where listeners can call in and ask him questions, often humorous or irreverent. He has also appeared on several documentaries for the Discovery Channel and the History Channel, and, during the 1980s, handled many of the animals used on the Miami Vice television series.

Ron Magill is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded with the occupation naturalist. Recorded as photographer and naturalist.