Duane “Dog” Chapman

Duane

Personality

Birth Date: February 2, 1953

Age: 71 years old

Birth Place: Denver, Colorado

Duane Lee Chapman, popularly known as "Dog, The Bounty Hunter," was born in Denver, Colorado. He was the son of a welder turned bail bondsman and a Sunday school teacher. Chapman ran away from home at the age of 15 with a gang known as the Devils Disciples. At the age of 23 Chapman was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to five years in prison after waiting in a getaway car after a drug deal when his friend shot and killed the dealer. During his time in prison Chapman tackled and restrained an inmate who was trying to escape. The praise he received from his corrections officer inspired him to pursue a career in bounty hunting after his release from prison. Chapman was released from the penitentiary after only 18 months, but his conviction has made it impossible for him to legally own firearms. Chapman first made news in 2003 when he captured Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max Factor cosmetics chain who had fled to Mexico during his trial on charges of drugging and raping women. While they successfully captured Luster, Chapman and his two sons were charged with a felony as bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico. Chapman and his sons were eventually released. Chapman's television series about his work as a bounty hunter was commissioned after he appeared on the television series "Take This Job." There was a lot of interest in Chapman's career and the series "Dog the Bounty Hunter" premiered in 2004 on A&E. The series was cancelled in 2012, but was quickly followed by the spinoffs "Dog and Beth: On the Hunt" (CMT 2013-15) and "Dog's Most Wanted" (WGN America, 2019- ).

Credits

Hunter's Creed

Actor
Himself
Show
2020

Hunter's Creed

Self
Movie
2020

Tamron Hall

Guest
Talk
2019

Dog's Most Wanted

Executive Producer
Reality
2019

Dog's Most Wanted

Self
Reality
2019

Jerry O'

Guest
Show
2019

Dog & Beth: Fight of Their Lives

Actor
Show
2017

Daily Blast Live

Guest
Show
2017

DailyMailTV

Guest
Show
2017

Dog and Beth: On the Hunt

Self
Show
2013

Dog & Beth: The Preview Special

Self
Show
2013

Dog & Beth: Sneak Peek

Self
Show
2013

Pauly Shore's Pauly-tics

Actor
Show
2012

The Rosie Show

Guest
Show
2011

Hawaii Five-0Stream

Guest Star
Series
2010

Access Hollywood Live

Guest
Show
2010

The Dr. Oz Show

Guest
Talk
2009

Celebrity Family Feud

Contestant
Show
2008

Chelsea Lately

Guest
Talk
2007

My Name Is EarlStream

Guest Star
Himself
Series
2005
82%

Dog the Bounty HunterStream

Actor
Reality
2004

Dog the Bounty HunterStream

Host
Reality
2004

Dog the Bounty HunterStream

Self
Reality
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
Talk
2003

George LopezStream

Guest Star
Series
2002

Entertainment Tonight

Guest
News
1981

Entertainment Tonight

Host
News
1981

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