Bob Ross parents: Ollie Ross, Jack Ross
Born Robert Norman Ross on October 29, 1942. He was an American art teacher, television host and a professional painter. He uses Bob Ross as his stage name. Bob was a talented painter who created and hosted The Joy of Painting, an instructional television show that was broadcast for almost ten years in the United…
Born Robert Norman Ross on October 29, 1942. He was an American art teacher, television host and a professional painter.
He uses Bob Ross as his stage name.
Bob was a talented painter who created and hosted The Joy of Painting, an instructional television show that was broadcast for almost ten years in the United States, on the CBC in Canada, and on comparable stations in Latin America, Europe, and other continents.
He died of cancer complications at the age of 52 in Orlando, Florida. He was a cigarette smoker, which contributed to his health issues.
In his personal life, he married three times and was blessed with two children including Steve Ross, a good painter as well.
Bob Ross parents: Ollie Ross, Jack Ross
American painting great Bob Ross was born to Jack Ross, his father who was a carpenter and a Cherokee Indian and Ollie Ross, his mother, a waitress.
Ross grew up relatively poor but later said that he had a good childhood because his parents were kind and nurturing.
