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N!xau

N!xau

Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Gods Must Be Crazy II
MOVIE

The Gods Must Be Crazy II

7.1(0.5K)
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Xixo
Poster for The Gods Must Be Crazy
MOVIE

The Gods Must Be Crazy

7.3(1.3K)
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Xi
Poster for Crazy Hong Kong
MOVIE

Crazy Hong Kong

4.8(0.0K)
Crazy Hong Kong
N!xau
Poster for Crazy Safari
MOVIE

Crazy Safari

5.3(0.1K)
Crazy Safari
N!xau The Bushman
Poster for The Gods Must Be Funny in China
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The Gods Must Be Funny in China

5.7(0.0K)
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
N!xau
Poster for In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
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In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

8.0(0.0K)
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self
Poster for Journey to Nyae Nyae
MOVIE

Journey to Nyae Nyae

6.0(0.0K)
Journey to Nyae Nyae
Self (as G/qa'o /'Hana)

Gallery

N!xau portrait
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