Bob Ross and his son, Steve Ross, share a passion for painting. The late American painter and PBS star welcomed Steve with his first wife, Vivian Ridge, in 1966. And like his father, Steve is a ...

When the iconic painter died in 1995 after over a decade of hosting The Joy of Painting, he wanted his son, Robert Stephen Ross, who goes by Steve, to continue on as his successor. However ...

“Steve is able to use the Bob Ross name in connection with his own products and services in this context: ‘Bob Ross’ son Steve Ross’ or ‘Son of Bob Ross’ or similar. He can claim to ...

Betrayal & Greed highlights accusations from Steve Ross, Bob’s son, that the Kowalskis seized control of Bob Ross Inc. at the end of Bob’s life, while he suffered from cancer. (The film is the ...

This would come to work against Ross' son, Steve, too. However, the documentary indicates that Ross did erect one safeguard: The Bob Ross Trust, which the artist established in 1994. Under its ...

and their dispute with Ross’ son Steve, in a bitter struggle that continued long after Bob Ross’ death and wound up in the courts. “Bob Ross” in many ways feels like the oldest of stories ...

“The Bob you see on TV is pretty darn close to his real attitude, about nature and about everything, really,” his son Steve says. Ross’s soothing demeanor, a hallmark of the show, has long b ...

Ross’s son and an accomplished painter in his own right. Steve Ross, Bob’s good friend Dana Jester, their ally Lawrence Kapp and other friends of Ross have taken to calling the Kowalskis ...

All About Bob Ross' Son Steve Ross While Steve later fought a legal battle against the Kowalskis' daughter Joan, who took over Bob Ross Inc. after her parents retired in 2012, he lost the case.

“He was trying to be a little sexy,” his son Steve reveals in the film. “The Bob you see on TV is pretty darn close to his real attitude, about nature and about everything, really.” As ...