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Biography | Bob Ross: Only Happy Accidents

For eleven years he hosted one of the most popular art shows on television - transforming a blank canvas to a finished painting in a remarkably short, 30 minutes.

He captivated audiences with his mesmerizing voice and relaxed demeanor, and of course, his signature perm.


Nearly twenty-five years after his death, the painter of “happy little trees” is immortalized through internet memes, inspirational quotes, a thriving business in his name, and reruns of his show The Joy of Painting.


His fame as a pop-culture icon shows no sign of diminishing yet so little is known about his life. Today on Biographics, we piece together the world of Bob Ross - beyond the canvas.

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