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    Details Revealed About Dog The Bounty Hunter's 6 Marriages

    ByKate Prince

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    When the reality TV show "Dog the Bounty Hunter" premiered back in 2003, viewers were instantly hooked. Sure, watching criminals who skipped out on their bail get captured made for great television, but it was more than that. Duane "Dog" Chapman was totally unique, with a backstory that was interesting and unusual for a public figure. Dog and his many children (13 to be exact) soon found their way to stardom. Throughout most of his TV career, we knew Dog as a faithful husband to his straight-talking but loving wife Beth Chapman, but Beth wasn't Dog's first wife — not by a long shot. 

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    By his own admission, Dog's past is checkered. He spent time in prison as a young man after he was connected to the murder of a man in Pampa, Texas. He also had problems with substance misuse, and many of his marriages ended in disaster because they were so volatile. At the time of w

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    Duane Chapman

    American bounty hunter and TV personality

    Duane Chapman

    Chapman on May 20, 2005

    Born (1953-02-02) February 2, 1953 (age 72)

    Denver, Colorado, U.S.

    Other namesDog the Bounty Hunter
    Occupations
    • Television personality
    • bounty hunter
    Years active1973–present
    TelevisionDog the Bounty Hunter,
    Dog and Beth: On the Hunt,
    Dog's Most Wanted
    Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
    Spouses

    • La Fonda Sue Honeycutt

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      (m. 1972; div. 1977)​

    • Anne M. Tegnell

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      (m. 1979; div. 1982)​

    • Lyssa Rae Brittain

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      (m. 1982; div. 1991)​

    • Tawny Marie

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      (m. 1991; div. 2002)​

    • Beth Smith

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      (m. 2006; died 2019)​

    • Francie Frane

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      All About Dog the Bounty Hunter's 13 Kids

      Meet Dog the Bounty Hunter's huge family.

      Dog — whose legal name is Duane Lee Chapman — is the father of 13 children, all of whom he welcomed from six different relationships. In 1972, he welcomed his first child, Christopher Michael Hecht with his then-girlfriend Debbie vit.

      Many of the A&E star's children were introduced to the public during their various appearances on his reality shows. Among them was Dog the Bounty Hunter, the long-running hit series that follows his pursuit of fugitives from his home base of Hawaii to his native state of Colorado.

      Since 1972, Chapman has been married five times. His first marriage was to La Fonda Sue Darnall, with whom he welcomed sons Duane Lee II and Leland Blane Chapman. After their split, he wed Ann Tegnell in 1979 and welcomed three kids: Zebidiah, Wesley and James Robert Chapman.

      Dog the Bounty Hunter Reveals He 'Discovered' He Has Another Son as He Wishes Him