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    Bob Ross Documentary Filmmakers Ran Into Some Happy Little Legal Hurdles

    Actor Melissa McCarthy and her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, are big fans of Ross. But they found it was difficult to land interviews about the celebrity painter — people were scared of being sued.
    by Audie Cornish Aug 25, 2021 3 minutes
    Bob Ross hosted <em>The Joy of Painting </em>for 31 seasons in the 1980s and '90s. He died in 1995. The painter is now the subject of a new documentary,<em> Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed.</em>

    Bob Ross — the artist known for his calm voice, poofy hair and unflappable demeanor — spent 31 seasons gently encouraging at-home artists to pick up their palettes to paint serene landscapes and "happy little trees."

    Actor Melissa McCarthy and her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, were big fans of Ross and decided to produce a documentary about his life. But as they began working on the project with filmmakers Joshua Rofé and Steven

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