rayed ▁Ger us si . ▁ ▁Ger us si ' s ▁appearances ▁in ▁C ele br ity ▁Cook s ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁commercial ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁mic row ave ▁o vens ▁in ▁the ▁late - 1 9 7 0 s / ear ly - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁food ▁products . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Gen ie ▁Awards ▁broadcast ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁The ▁Beach com bers ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Bruno ▁Ger us si ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁his ▁companion , ▁Judge ▁Nancy ▁Mor r ison . ▁ ▁The ▁TV ▁movie ▁The ▁New ▁Beach com bers ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁his ▁memory . ▁A ▁new ▁series ▁was ▁broadcast ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁Ger us si ▁received ▁a ▁Gem ini ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Performance ▁by ▁a ▁Le ad ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Cont inu ing ▁D ram atic ▁Ro le ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁of ▁The ▁Beach com bers . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Gem in is ' ▁Ear le ▁Grey ▁Award ▁post hum ously ▁for ▁lifetime ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁His ▁children ▁Rico ▁and ▁T ina ▁accepted ▁it ▁on