Actor
N!xau
Born December 16, 1944 in Tsumkwe, Namibia
Died July 5, 20035 films
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".
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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.
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First watchThe Gods Must Be Crazy19807.3as XiA Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
5 films as actor- 1994The Gods Must Be Funny in ChinaN!xau
- 1993Crazy Hong KongN!xau
- 1991Crazy SafariN!xau The Bushman
- 1989The Gods Must Be Crazy IIXixo
- 1980The Gods Must Be CrazyXi