N!xau

N!xau

Nǃxau ǂToma(short: Nǃxau, alternative spelling Gcao Tekene Çoma; 16 December 1944 – 1 July 2003) was a Namibian bush farmer and actor who was made famous by his roles in the 1980 movie The Gods Must Be Crazy and its sequels, in which he played the Kalahari Bushman Xixo. The Namibian called him "Namibia's most famous actor".

On 5 July 2003, he died from multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis while he was out on an excursion for hunting guinea fowl. According to official estimates he was about 58 or 59 years old at the time. He was buried on 12 July in a semi-traditional ceremony at Tsumkwe, next to the grave of his second wife. He had six surviving children.

Dec 16, 1944
Tsumkwe, Namibia

Movie Credits

Journey to Nyae Nyae
Journey to Nyae Nyae
2004
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
Crazy Hong Kong
Crazy Hong Kong
1993
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
1991
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
1989
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Gods Must Be Crazy
1980

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