From being a convict and a man with many controversies in his family life, Duane Lee, popular star of Dog The Bounty Hunter, makes a splash in a television series that aired for 8 seasons on A&E. Let’s see how his life, always chaotic, unfolds from his biography, divorce saga to his children.

Dog the Bounty Hunter Biography

Born on February 2, 1953, with the birth name DuaneLee Chapman, he spent his childhood in Denver, Colorado, United States. Early in his adult life, he was charged with murder because of his friend’s mistake of shooting someone during an argument while buying cannabis in his presence. This earned Dog a five-year sentence despite only serving 18 months in Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, after which he was released for good behavior. His career choice in bounty hunting was inspired during his time in prison when he overheard an inmate wanting to escape, for which he was praised and praised as a skilled bounty hunter.

It was the capture of convicted felon AndrewLustre in 2003 that brought The Bounty Hunter into the limelight and made it the subject of the A&E series; Dog The bounty hunter from which he also got the name he is known for today. With the reality show ending in 2012, he launched another titled Dog and Beth: On the Hunt which aired in April 2013. In this series, Dog’s search for bond agencies in crisis was documented. He told them how to improve their business and helped them locate their notorious criminals alongside his son and wife.

Dog is also a writer who produced two books titled ‘You Can Run But You Can’t Hide’ published in 2007 which was an autobiography and ‘Where Mercy Is Shown Mercy Is Given’ York Times

Family

The famous bounty hunter was born to father Wesley Chapman and mother Barbara Chapman, of English and German descent. His mother was said to be a minister in the Assemblies of God church who taught her children Christian values. Dog is the first child to have two younger sisters and a younger brother.

Wife, divorce, daughter

Notorious for his divorce trial which began asIn 1979 already, the Bounty Hunter had filed four divorce cases. His first wife was LaFonda Sue Honeycut, mother of two children to him named Duane Lee Chapman II and Leland Chapman whom he married in 1972 but they separated in 1977 while he was serving his prison sentence. for murder. friend after they divorced. Upon his release from prison, he married Anne M. Tegnell in 1979 but divorced in 1982 after having three children: Wesley Chapman, Zebediah Duane Chapman (d. 1980) and JR James Chapman. The same year, he married Lyssa Rae Brittain with whom he had two daughters, Barbara Katie Chapman and Baby Lyssa Rae Chapman, and a son, Tucker Dee Chapman.

After a series of failed relationships, Dogreunia with longtime sweetheart Alice Elizabeth Barmore called Beth who he had been dating since 1986. The couple finally tied the knot in January 2006 in Hawaii, USA, although her day was tragic, his daughter Barbara Chapman fatal car accident the day before. Dog and Beth have two children together, Bonnie Chapman and Garry Chapman.

In 2017, the couple launched a series on A&E to share with their viewers, titled Beth’s Cancer Fight, titled Dog and Beth: The Fight of Their Lives which summoned details of her medical appointment and surgical procedures.

Dog The Bounty Hunter Net Worth

The popular bounty hunter is said to have a net worth of around $6 million, representing earnings he has racked up so far from his bounty hunting.

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