• Bounty hunter and bail bondsman Duane "Dog" Chapman stars in the reality series Dog The Bounty Hunter.

  Duane Chapman will join the cast of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, set to air in June of 2009 on NBC.reality blurred: Sanjaya Malakar, Janice Dickinson, Duane Chapman join I'm a Celebrity Cast (April 19, 2009)

  Colorado Springs authorities have reported that Chapman and a bail bondsman were shot at while they attempted to apprehend a man who has been charged with murder. Hoang Nguyen, 35, was taken into custody on April 21, 2009, no injuries were reported.The Associated Press: 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' shot at in Colo. Springs (April 22, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Duane Lee Chapman
  2. Born: February 2, 1953
  3. Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
  4. Lives in Honolulu, Hawaii
  5. Spouse: Beth Smith
  6. Ex-spouses: La Fonda Sue Honeycutt, Anne M. Tegnell, Lyssa Rae Brittian and Tawny Marie Gillespie
  7. Children: Christopher Michael, Duane Lee, Leland, Wesley, J.R., Tucker Dee, Lyssa, Bonnie Jo and Garry
  8. Stepchildren: Cecily and Dominic Barmore
  9. June 18, 2003: Chapman becomes famous after capturing Max Factor heir and fugitive Andrew Luster
  10. February 2009: Rumored to owe the IRS over $2 million in back taxes

• Career

  In 1977, Dog Chapman, former gang member, was convicted to five years in prison for the first degree murder of Jeremy Oliver. Chapman's career as a bounty hunter began years later when a judge offered to pay his child support if Chapman captured a fugitive. In 2004, Chapman was offered his own reality show. The show followed Chapman and his associates chasing down criminals as well as their private lives. The show was put on hiatus in October of 2007 after the National Enquirer obtained an audio tape of Chapman repeatedly using a racial slur in a conversation with his son, Tucker.

• Taxes

  TMZ.com reported on February 15, 2009, that Chapman owes the IRS more than $2 million in back taxes. Chapman's accountant claims that Chapman has paid most of that amount and is trying to clear up the matter with the IRS.TMZ: "Dog" Chapman-Lien on Me (February 15, 2009)

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Dog The Bounty Hunter | Tucker Chapman | Use of Racial Slurs | Beth Chapman | Leland Chapman | You Can Run but You Can't Hide | Dog the Bounty Hunter Episode Guide | Dog the Bounty Hunter Costume | I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here

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