<P> Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman (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 ran for eight seasons from 2004 to 2012 . He then starred in the reality television program Dog and Beth: On the Hunt which aired from April 21, 2013 to August 22, 2015 . </P> <P> 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 . He is German on his mother's side and English on his father's side . His mother was a pastor for the Assemblies of God, who instilled Christian morals in her son . </P> <P> 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, 69, in a struggle during a deal to buy cannabis . </P> <P> 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 . In a 2007 interview for Fox News, Chapman claimed that while serving his sentence he tackled an inmate about to be shot for attempting to escape, and a congratulatory remark by a Corrections Officer inspired him to become a bounty hunter later . Chapman was paroled in January 1979 . </P>

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