Born on 2 February 1953 Chapman was a very rebellious kid from his young age. He has 2 younger brothers and a younger sister beside his mother Barbara Chapman and father Wesley chapman. His mother is German and his father is of English ethnicity. Chapman has a history of getting in fights with people he didn't like. He was a hot-headed person who wouldn't think twice before fighting. This caused lots of problem sin his life as he was once convicted of a first-degree murder and was sentenced to 5 years in jail.
He was sent to the Texas prison for serving his jail time. His charge was of assisting in a murder that was later revealed that he was waiting for his friend in his car who killed a dealer when they were buying cannabis from him. While he was in the prison he was inspired by an event in which he saved one of inmates life. He then decided to become a bounty hunter and catch the fugitives for the betterment of the society.
He started his career by catching small thugs and thieves who had run away from the police but he became a well known international name when he captured Andrew Luster who was charged with rape and drugging multiple times and had fled the US. He captured him in Mexico making news all over the world. While taking Luster to the US though Chapman and his team was arrested by the Mexico police and was put in a federal jail since bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico. They have later announced fugitives after they fled from Mexico. He became so famous with all the media attention that he decided to make his own show called Dog the Bounty Hunter in which he showed the process in catching the fugitives. This show was an instant hit with people watching it all across the globe. He later mad another show with his wife and son called Dog and Beth : On the Hunt in which he used to catch fugitives with his wife Beth Chapman and his son Leland.
He has been in a controversy many times throughout his career. Once a private conversation between him and his son was leaked in which he was heard saying the word "nigger" that infuriated many people which led to Chapman apologising publicly for his words used. He has been married 5 times and has a total of 12 children from the 5 different wives of which 11 are sons and 1 daughter. He has divorce with 4 wives and married 5 times. He is currently married to Alice Beth Elizabeth Smith. He currently lives in the USA and has been banned from UK and Mexico because of his history. He has also been barred from carrying firearms with him so he does much of the bounty hunting without any guns. His fans can follow him on his facebook as well as twitter pages. His biography can be read on Wikipedia. His net worth is estimated to be around $7 million.
| Net Worth 2021: | 8 million |
