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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1944-12-16

Birth Place

Tsumkwe, Namibia

Movies and TV shows :

Crazy Hong Kong

Crazy Hong Kong

1993

4.8

Movie
Crazy Safari

Crazy Safari

1991

4.9

Movie
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

1994

0.0

Movie
Journey to Nyae Nyae

Journey to Nyae Nyae

2004

6.0

Movie
The Gods Must Be Crazy

The Gods Must Be Crazy

1980

7.2

Movie
The Gods Must Be Crazy II

The Gods Must Be Crazy II

1989

7.0

Movie
The Gods Must Be Funny in China

The Gods Must Be Funny in China

1994

5.4

Movie