For Duane “Dog” Chapman, crime was a family business – though this was one family who ended up on the right... (Learn more)
Top Projects: Dog the Bounty..., Dog the Bounty..., My Name is Earl (View All)
- Watch on Fancast
- 0Full Length Videos
- 0Clips & Other Videos
Duane Chapman’s Milestones
| Joined a motorcycle gang, the Devil's Disciples | |
| Moved to Hawaii, where he opened a bail bonding company named Da Kine Bail Bonds | |
| Raised in Denver, Colorado | |
| 1977 | Fellow Devil’s Disciple, Donny Kirkandall is convicted of murdering drug dealer, Jerry Lee Oliver. Chapman is found to be in complicity in the murder and is sentenced to five years hard labor in a Texas |
| 1979 | Bounty hunting career begins when a judge offers him $200.00 to capture a fugitive |
| 1979 | Paroled after serving two years of his five year sentence |
| 2003 | In July, Chapman and his team were charged by Mexican authorities for breaking extradition laws; they were officially declared "fugitives" after they left Mexico; the charges were eventually dropped |
| 2003 | In June, Chapman and his team of bounty hunters capture Max Factor heir and convicted rapist, Andrew Luster in Mexico |
| 2004 - 0 | Appeared in his own reality show, “Dog The Bounty Hunter” which airs on A&E |
| 2006 | Arrested on charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in an alleged kidnapping, which stem from Chapman's capture of Max Factor heir Andrew Luster; will face an extradition hearing to Mexico under terms of treaties between the U.S. and Mexico |
| 2007 | During a taped conversation with his son, Tucker, Chapman used strong language, including the word "nigger", when referring to his son's African-American girlfriend; After the tape was made public, A&E announced it was suspending production for the series pending an investigation |
| 2007 | Mexico dismissed all criminal charges pending against Chapman on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired |
Latest Projects
Something wrong with our information? LET US KNOW
