- Geboren am
- Verstorben18. September 2001 · Toronto, Ontario, Kanada (Schlaganfall)
- GeburtsnameErnest Coombs
- Spitzname
- Canada's Mr. Dress-Up
- Ernie Coombs wurde am 26 November 1927 in Lewiston, Maine, USA geboren. Er war Autor und Schauspieler, bekannt für Mr. Dressup (1967), Mr. Dressup's 25th Anniversary (1994) und Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993). Er war mit Marlene verheiratet. Er starb am 18 September 2001 in Kanada.
- EhepartnerMarlene(1961 - 1992) (sie verstorben, 3 Kinder)
- Became a Canadian citizen.
- Arrived in Canada in 1963 to work with Fred Rogers on a children's show for the CBC. When Rogers went back to the USA, the CBC offered him a part in a new show, which became Mr. Dressup.
- Considered a Canadian cultural icon.
- He was awarded the C.M.(Member of the Order of Canada) on May 9, 1996 for his services to communications and broadcasting in Canada.
- After retiring from Mr. Dressup in 1996, he continued to make personal appearances and performed in Toronto in several Ross Petty productions for children -- Peter Pan, Cinderella and Aladdin.
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