![Ernie Coombs said he believed he naturally had a lot of personality traits in common with Mr. Dressup, though he also believed playing the character had a positive impact on his own personal identity. Ernie Coombs being interviewed by CBC News in 1985](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5787749.1604418717!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_460/ernie-coombs-being-interviewed-by-cbc-news-in-1985.jpg)
The as-yet-untitled project will trace the origins of Mr. Dressup, which saw Coombs draw on an endless array of costumes from his bottomless trunk over the course of the show's 4,000-episode run on CBC.
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