Robert Norman Ross was an American painter, art instructor and television host. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States and in Canada, Latin America, and Europe.
He does not have a book from Ordinary People Change the World about him, but he will appear in an episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum called I Am Bob Ross and Chris Eliopoulos drew him.
On a Politics and Prose meeting in October 2020, Brad Meltzer confirmed that he will be on the show, confirming the fan theories.
He is voiced by Milo-Toriel McGibbon.