Diane Rooker: Facts About Dan Haggerty’s Ex-wife

Diane Rooker is the ex-wife of the late Dan Haggerty. Dan Haggerty was an American actor who was best known for playing a minor role in the film and television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. He is known for several films including Girl Happy (1964), Big Stan (2007), Elves (1989), Easy Rider (1969), and Abducted (1986).

Diane Rooker: Bio Summary

Diane Rooker is the ex-wife of Dan Haggerty. She got married to Dan Haggerty in 1959 at a Las Vegas wedding chapel in the Silver Slipper Hotel. Both Diane Rooker and Dan Haggerty were 17 years old when they got married, per sources. They produced two daughters, Tracey and Tammy. Their union lasted for 25 years and it ended in 1984.

How Old Is Diane Rooker?

Diane Rooker is 81 years old as of 2022. Diane and Dan Haggerty were reportedly 17 years old when they got married in 1959. If that is true then it means Diane and Dan were born in the same year. Dan Haggerty was born on November 19, 1941, in Pound, Wisconsin, the U.S. So, Diane Rooker was born in the year 1941.

Diane Rooker’s Parents

Diane Rooker’s parents’ identity has not been revealed. We still have no information about who her parents are and what they do for a living. We do not know of any siblings of Diane or other family members.

Diane Rooker’s Career

Diane Rooker’s career details are not available. She was the wife of actor Daniel Francis Haggerty also known as Dan Haggerty. Dan was active in the entertainment industry mainly the film industry from 1959 until he died in 2016.

Dan Haggerty was best remembered for his role as the title character in the TV series and movie ‘The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams’. He played the roles of bodybuilders in the films ‘Muscle Beach Party’ and ‘Girl Happy’.

Dan Haggerty worked as a stuntman on the 1966 television series Tarzan, and as a set builder on various other projects. He had more stunt work and supporting roles in low-budget biker and wildlife films of the era, including Easy Rider, Angels Die Hard, The Adventures of Frontier Fremont, and Terror Out of the Sky.

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Dan Haggerty assisted in building the motorcycles featured in the film Easy Rider. He has an experience with animals and worked as an animal trainer and handler in films produced by Walt Disney Studios. He directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles, and wild boar in the 1974 feature film When the North Wind Blows for Sunn Classic Pictures, which also produced The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.

Dan Haggerty starred in the television film Condominium (1980). He appeared in an episode of Charlie’s Angels, called “Waikiki Angels,” as Bo Thompson. He made a cameo appearance as an attorney in Terror Night (1987). He starred in Night Wars (1988) as a Vietnam veteran.

Dan Haggerty also appeared in horror films such as Elves and the Linda Blair film The Chilling in 1989 and starred in the 1989 film Spirit of the Eagle. He worked as an actor and infomercial spokesman. Among his endorsements was the Pap-Ion Magnetic Inductor (PAP-IMI), a device alleged to have health benefits.

Dan Haggerty had only been hired as a spokesperson and was found not to be part of the fraud that later embroiled the manufacturer.

Is Diane Rooker Alive?

As to whether Diane Rooker is dead or alive is unknown. She has lived her life away from publicity. As for her ex-husband Dan Haggerty, he did a back surgery and was diagnosed with spinal cancer. A tumor on his spine was discovered in August 2015 and he died on January 15, 2016, in Burbank, California. He died of spinal cancer at age 74.