Duane Lee Chapman, II
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Duane Lee Chapman II. born January 21, 1973 , in Pampa, Texas and is a Hawaii-based bail bondsman and bounty hunter. He currently resides in Hawaii, and works within a family run bail bonds business across the Hawaiian islands. He is best known for his part in the reality hit A&E Network television show as the second son of Dog the Bounty Hunter.[1]
While working in the bail bonds business and as a bounty hunter, Duane Lee worked as a financial and retirement consultant, a carpenter, and a construction contractor with his step-dad in Colorado Springs.
[edit] Family and Personal Life
Duane Lee's mother is La Fonda Sue Darnall (née Honeycutt). His father is Duane "Dog" Chapman, better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter. Duane Lee was 3 years old when Dog went to prison. While his father was incarcerated, Duane Lee's parents divorced and he didn't see his father again until he was 11 years old when Dog gained visitation rights to see Duane Lee and Leland. It took a very long time for Leland and Duane Lee to trust Dog and to bond with him.
Duane Lee lived in Texas in his early years but during his teen years moved to Colorado Springs. Duane Lee works in the family run bail bonds business with his younger brother, Leland Chapman He has a son named Dylan. Duane Lee and his son made a permanent move to Oahu, Hawaii to continue to work with his father and siblings at the Da Kine Bail Bonds offices across the Hawaiian Islands. He is divorced. [2]
Duane Lee has recently embarked on a new business venture with two of his brothers, Leland Chapman and Wesley Chapman. Together they have formed Chapbros Media and have launched an iPhone, iPod touch and website talent contest application called Show Off. [3]
When asked about having pets in a recent interview with A&E Insider, he replied, 'I used to have a Lhasa Apso dog named Chewy, and a little Chihuahua named Chip. But when I got divorced, I lost all my pets. So I'm starting over now.' [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "A&E Official Dog the Bounty Hunter Show website". p. See page 24. http://www.aetv.com/dog_the_bounty_hunter/index.jsp.
- ^ "Official Duane Lee Chapman's Webpage". http://duanelee.dogthebountyhunter.com/.[dead link]
- ^ "Chapbros Media Webpage". http://www.chapbros.com.
- ^ "A&E Insider". http://insider.aetv.com/dog_interview_transcripts.cfm?pageid=1444.
