Bob Ross is one of the most famous painters in the world. But even someone as well known as him has some secrets that you probably have not yet learned.
The friendly demeanor and soft voice are not all there is to Bob Ross. Before he picked up the brush in front of a TV camera Bob spent several years in the armed forces.
While Bob Ross was very well known for his friendly and calm persona his most striking feature was probably his hair. But there is one shocking – and to be honest, kind of sad, secret about the iconic perm.
While Bob made it seem that the paintings he did during the tapings of ‘The Joy of Painting’ were done very spontaneously and full of ‘happy little accidents’ this was in fact not the case. In reality, Bob painted the same picture three times:
After the success of ‘The Joy of Painting’ Bob had several appearances on nationally televised talk shows and was also regularly being spoofed on MTV and HBO. This trend continues until today.
Bob Ross never received a penny for his television show ‘The Joy of Painting’. However, Bob was a smart businessman and used the show as an advertisement for his own line of painting supplies. And boy, did he make a happy buck with it!