Beth Chapman
Beth Chapman | |
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 Chapman in 2010 | |
| Born | Alice Elizabeth Smith October 29, 1967 Denver, Colorado,U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 2019(aged 51) Honolulu, Hawaii,U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Bounty hunter, reality TV star |
| Years active | 2004–2019 |
| Notable work | |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
Alice Elizabeth "Beth" Chapman(October 29, 1967 – June 26, 2019) was an Americanbounty hunterand reality star who co-starred with her husband,Duane "Dog" Chapman,on thereality televisionshowsDog the Bounty Hunter,Dog and Beth: On the Hunt,andDog's Most Wanted.
Personal life
[edit]Chapman was born inDenver, Colorado,one of five children born to Garry Leon Smith (1937 – 2006) and Bonnie Joan Lawson (1940 – 2022).[2]She trained as both a gymnast and ice skater. For some time she was a nightclub stripper, waitress and clerk. Chapman spent the majority of her early life in Colorado before moving to Honolulu to be with her future husbandDuane Chapman,whom she married in 2006. In a Mother's Day address delivered at a church in an episode ofDog's Most Wanted,she claimed to have been raised as a Mennonite.[3][4]Chapman was aChristian.[5]
Career
[edit]Chapman starred in reality television shows alongside her husband Duane Chapman, most notablyDog the Bounty Hunterwhich originally was released in late 2004 and lasted 8 seasons until 2012. Chapman's final series wasDog's Most Wantedwhich was being filmed in 2019; she died while the show was being produced.Dog's Most Wantedfeatures Beth getting the news of her terminal cancer and her fight with it over time before her death. The final episode is dedicated to her memory.[6]
Illness and death
[edit]Beth Chapman was diagnosed with stage twothroat cancerin September 2017, which initially went into remission; however, the disease later spread to her lungs. In early 2019, Chapman began filming their new show,Dog's Most Wanted,and on June 22, during production, she was hospitalized and placed in a medically induced coma atThe Queen's Medical Centerin Honolulu, where she later died from complications from the illness on June 26.[7][8]According to her death certificate, her ashes were scattered at sea. In the final episode ofDog's Most Wanted,this event was shown along with footage from her memorial services in Hawaii and Colorado.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Bueno, Antoinette (June 26, 2019)."Inside Beth and Duane 'Dog' Chapman's Complex Love Story and 13-Year Marriage".Yahoo!.
- ^"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991",,FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRD-WSPB: Sat Mar 09 23:53:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Garry Leon Smith and Bonnie Joan Lawson, 25 Feb 1957.
- ^ab"Beth Chapman Will Be Remembered With 2 Memorial Services".Us Weekly.June 27, 2019."Beth Chapman fans want ashes".MSNBC.BANG Showbiz. July 19, 2019.
- ^France, Lisa Respers (June 27, 2019)."Beth Chapman, 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' star, has died".CNN.RetrievedJune 27,2019.
- ^Dukes, Billy (October 22, 2019)."'Dog's Most Wanted' Is Closing in on Beth Chapman's Last Days ".RetrievedMarch 18,2023.
- ^McCarthy, Tyler (June 27, 2019)."Beth Chapman was reportedly filming show with husband 'Dog' days prior to her hospitalization".Fox News.
- ^"'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Co-Star Beth Chapman Dies Of Cancer ".Honolulu Civil Beat.June 26, 2019.RetrievedMay 11,2021.
- ^"Dog the Bounty Hunter Star Beth Chapman Dies at 51: 'She Hiked the Stairway to Heaven'".People Magazine.RetrievedMay 11,2021.