Robert Norman Ross, better known by his stage name Bob Ross, is an American painter, art instructor, and television personality. He transitioned from a public television figure in the 1980s and 1990s to an Internet superstar in the twenty-first century, gaining a following on YouTube and other websites after his death. He was a gifted painter who was well-known by all.

Net worth of Bob Ross:

Bob Ross net worth is enormous since he has amassed a large sum of money from various sources. He is well compensated for his work. As of 2018, his net worth was estimated to be between $1.4 million and $6 million, or perhaps more. He was also the proprietor of Bob Ross Inc., a $15 million company. He is content with his earnings.

Famous For:

For the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an educational television show that aired on PBS in the United States from 1983 to 1994 and was also shown in Canada, Latin America, and Europe.

Illness and Death of Bob Ross:

Ross was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1994, prompting his retirement from the final episode of ‘The Joy of Painting,’ which aired on May 17, 1994. He passed away on July 4, 1995, at the age of 52. Bob kept his disease a secret from the wider public, and his cancer was only discovered after his death.

Early Life  :

Bob Ross was born on October 29, 1942, in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the name Robert Norman Ross. He is an American citizen. He is the son of Jack and Ollie Ross. His mother worked as a waitress and his father was a carpenter. He was born and reared in the city of Orlando, Florida. He reportedly delighted himself as a child by caring for injured creatures, including an armadillo, snake, and alligator. In terms of his siblings, he had a half-brother named Jim.

When he lost part of his left index finger in a vehicle accident, he dropped out of high school in the ninth grade to work as a carpenter with his father, Jack Ross.

Career of Bob Ross:

• Bob started his career as Military in the year 1961 when his name was enlisted in the United States Air Force and was put into service as a medical records technician.
• Later, he rose to the rank of master sergeant and served as the first sergeant of the U.S. Air Force Clinic at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
• After that, he developed his quick-painting technique to create art for sale during brief daily work breaks.
• Then, he developed a taste for painting after attending an art class at the Anchorage U.S.O. club.
• He became very interested in abstract painting.
• He also worked as a part-time bartender when he discovered a TV show called “The Magic of Oil Painting”, hosted by German painter Bill Alexander.
• Later, he started selling Alaskan landscapes painted on the inside of novelty gold pans and began making money. He also sold his line of art supplies and how-to books, and marketing painting classes taught by instructors trained in the “Bob Ross method”.
• He was well known for the catchphrases he used while painting such as “happy little trees”.
• In most episodes of “The Joy of Painting”, Ross would note that one of his favorite parts of painting was cleaning the brush.
• He was also fond of country music and was invited by Hank Snow in the year 1987 at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.
• He did several MTV promotional spots that, according to the American City Business Journals, “dovetailed perfectly with Generation X’s burgeoning obsession with all things ironic and retro” in 1990.

Affairs :

Bob is a husband and father. First, he married Vivian Ridge, a great painter who is also his wife. He has a kid named Steven Ross with her. Their marriage eventually ended in 1977 with a divorce.

Then he married his second wife, Jane. He had no children with her. She died of cancer in the year 1992.

He married Lynda Brown after that. Her marital status and other details about her relationship with Lyda have not been made public. He keeps his privacy a closely guarded secret. Bob Ross: The Happy Painter, a 2011 PBS documentary, features his family. To this day, his company, Bob Ross Inc., protects his intellectual property and his privacy. The family is living a nice life together and there is no indication that they are divorcing.

Body Features of Bob:

Bob has an extremely nice physique. He draws a large number of people to him because of his radiant smile. Height, weight, body measurement, and other facts on Host’s body will be updated soon.

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