Best Known As: Television Actor

Gist:  Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman (born February 2, 1953 in Denver, Colorado ) is an American bail enforcement agent, a former bail bondsman. He stars in Dog the Bounty Hunter, a weekly reality television program which is broadcast on the A&E Network (USA), Virgin 1 (both UK and Ireland), Bravo, and FOX8/Nine Network (Australia). Duane Chapman used to be an amateur boxer in his teens and early 20's, going by the name "Dog Lee", taken from his nickname and middle name.

In 1977 Chapman was sentenced to 5 years in prison and was remanded to Huntsville prison in Huntsville, Texas. He served 18 months of that 5 year sentence for the murder of Jerry Oliver in Pampa, Texas. Chapman maintains his innocence of murder but suggests he was a legal accessory for not reporting the shooting to the police. He was released on parole after serving 18 months in Huntsville Prison in Hunstsville, Texas. Two of his co-defendants received probation and a third, their alleged shooter, received ten years in prison.

Life Facts:  Innis' December 2007 statement and a petition with over 40,000 signatures requested the return of Chapman's program. On February 19, 2008, A&E announced that the show would return. Reruns of Dog The Bounty Hunter, along with never before seen episodes from season 4, began airing on June 25, 2008. New episodes (the show's fifth season) began airing on July 16, 2008.

The show is now into its sixth season.

Career Facts:  Duane Chapman dropped out of his elementary school in Grade 7. According to his book, he walked into his principal's office and said "Fuck you. You never stuck up for me when you knew I was getting beaten at home. You never believed a word I said. I quit!"'

Innis' December 2007 statement and a petition with over 40,000 signatures requested the return of Chapman's program. On February 19, 2008, A&E announced that the show would return. Reruns of Dog The Bounty Hunter, along with never before seen episodes from season 4, began airing on June 25, 2008. New episodes (the show's fifth season) began airing on July 16, 2008.

The show is now into its sixth season.