Early Life, Education and Early Acting Work
He was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Coombs joined the school choir to break out of his shell and was soon cast in the role of Rum Tum Tugger in the musical play Cats. He rented a video of Elvis Presley in concert to help prepare for the hip-shaking role.
He continued to do theatre roles throughout high school and eventually enrolled in the acting program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
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