▁a ▁st on em ason , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ter es ina . ▁The ▁two ▁married ▁in ▁▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Medicine ▁Hat . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁Ex sh aw ▁where ▁En rico ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁section man ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Bruno ▁Ger us si ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ex sh aw ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁New ▁West min ster , ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Ger us si ▁joined ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁Festival ▁in ▁its ▁second ▁season . ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁many ▁stage ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁performing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Rome o ▁in ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁Festival ' s ▁first ▁production ▁of ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Ger us si ▁joined ▁C BC ▁radio , ▁and ▁later ▁appeared ▁on ▁television . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁earliest ▁TV ▁appearances ▁was ▁as ▁F este ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁TV ▁production ▁of ▁Tw elf th ▁Night . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁hosted ▁a ▁nation ally ▁broadcast ▁mid - mor ning ▁C BC ▁radio ▁show , ▁Ger us si , ▁W ords ▁and ▁Music . ▁ ▁The ▁Beach com bers ▁years ▁Ger us si ' s ▁best - known ▁role