# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bob-ross
# Generated: 2026-09-01T04:58:55.091Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bob-ross"
name: "Bob Ross"
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description: "He turned landscape painting into a low-stakes meditation watched by millions, speaking in a whisper and telling viewers there are no mistakes, only happy accidents."
tagline: "American painter, art instructor, television host, and Air Force master sergeant (1942–1995)"
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birthDate: "1942-10-29"
deathDate: "1995-07-04"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Daytona Beach, Florida on October 29, 1942, Ross joined the Air Force in 1961 and rose to master sergeant, painting in his off-hours after discovering Bill Alexander's The Magic of Oil Painting on television. His side income from art eventually outpaced his military salary, and after retiring in 1981, he was discovered by Annette Kowalski, who'd attended one of his tutoring sessions. She and her husband helped him launch Bob Ross Inc., and in 1982 a pilot aired; PBS stations picked up The Joy of Painting the following year, employing him through WIPB in Muncie, Indiana. For over a decade he taught wet-on-wet oil technique with a limited palette, the show running until 1994. He died July 4, 1995, at 52, intending to leave his work to family, but the Kowalskis successfully contested the estate in court and later secured legal control of his name and likeness through a deal with his half-brother Jimmie Cox.