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Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman I. (born February 2, 1953) is an American bounty hunter and a former bail bondsman. He starred in a weekly reality television program called ''Dog the Bounty Hunter'', which was cancelled in 2012 after 8 seasons. He currently stars in the reality television program ''Dog and Beth: On the Hunt''. ==Early life== He was born on February 2, 1953 to Wesley and Barbara Chapman. He is the oldest of four children, with two younger sisters and one brother; however, according to Chapman, everyone is his 'brother'. He is German on his mother's side and English on his father's side.〔Episode "Year of the Dog"〕 His mother was a minister for the Assembly of God church and passed her Christian faith onto her son. In 1976, Chapman was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to five years in a Texas prison. He had been waiting in a car when his friend accidentally shot and killed alleged pimp and drug dealer Jerry Oliver (aged 69) 〔http://amarillo.com/stories/030908/new_9817368.shtml〕 in a struggle during a deal to buy cannabis. Chapman served 18 months at Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. While he was in prison, his first wife LaFonda divorced him and married his best friend. During his incarceration, he did field work and acted as the warden's barber. It was while serving his sentence that he was inspired by a prison guard to become a bounty hunter after he tackled an inmate about to be shot for attempting to escape. Chapman was paroled in January 1979.〔Texas Department of Public Safety.〕 Due to his felony conviction, Chapman is not allowed to own a firearm. He has been barred from entering the UK.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duane Chapman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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