claim: The host of The Joy of Painting was Bob Ross.
evidence: Robert Norman Ross -LRB- October 29 , 1942 -- July 4 , 1995 -RRB- was an American painter , art instructor , and television host .. art instructor. Visual arts education. 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 also aired in Canada , Latin America , and Europe .. The Joy of Painting. The Joy of Painting. PBS. PBS. With a soft voice and a permed afro , Ross went from being a television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to an Internet celebrity popular with fans on YouTube and many other websites .. permed. Perm ( hairstyle ). afro. afro. YouTube. YouTube