Robert Irwin was honored with a wax figure of his own at Madame Tussauds Sydney, which will stand next to his father's statue

Robert Irwin was “overcome with emotion” after seeing the wax figure of his dad, the late Steve Irwin, at Madame Tussauds for the first time. A conservationist and zookeeper like his father, the 20-year-old came upon his father’s sculpture at the unveiling of his own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Sydney on Thursday.

Robert Irwin had an emotional reaction as he stood next to his late father Steve Irwin’s wax figure for the first time ever in Sydney, Australia.

Robert Irwin had an emotional reaction as he stood next to his late father Steve Irwin’s wax figure for the first time ever in Sydney, Australia.

Steve Irwin's son, Robert Irwin, saw a physical representation of his father for the first time — and it brought him to tears.