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Becoming Bob Ross

Original post made on Jun 18, 2021

When late TV artist Bob Ross suddenly appeared in a Mountain Dew commercial this spring painting one of his iconic scenes, viewers were taken aback. He's actually portrayed by (a transformed) Bryan Mazzarello, who is from Pleasanton.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, June 17, 2021, 2:12 PM

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Posted by gandnbryant
a resident of Dublin
on Jun 18, 2021 at 9:22 am

gandnbryant is a registered user.

Wonderful story! Who doesn't love Bob Ross? Also, great insight into how the business works behind the scenes from a professional. One would never guess all the effort that goes into the 15 to 30-second commercial spots that we see on TV.


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