Ernie Coombs

TV Show Host

Birthday November 26, 1927

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Maine

DEATH DATE Sep 18, 2001 (73)

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About

American television show host who was known for his work on the Canadian series Mr. Dressup.

Before Fame

He went to North Yarmouth Academy in Maine and started working on an early version of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1963.

Trivia

He also did a traveling stage show called Tales from the Tickle Trunk.

Family Life

He had two children with his wife, Marlene.

Associated With

Like Fred Rogers, he was on a Canadian version of the television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.