Duane Chapman is American.
Duane Lee `` Dog '' Chapman I. -LRB- born February 2 , 1953 -RRB- is an American bounty hunter and a former bail bondsman .. bounty hunter. bounty hunter. bail bondsman. bail bondsman. He starred in a weekly reality television program called Dog the Bounty Hunter , which ran for 8 seasons until 2012 .. Dog the Bounty Hunter. Dog the Bounty Hunter. He then starred in the reality television program Dog and Beth  : On the Hunt which aired from April 21 , 2013 to August 22 , 2015 .