N!xau
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BirthplaceTsumkwe, Namibia
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N!xau

Actor· Tsumkwe, Namibia

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.

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YearTitleRoleType
1994The Gods Must Be Funny in ChinaN!xauFilm
1993Crazy Hong KongN!xauFilm
1991Crazy SafariN!xau The BushmanFilm
1989The Gods Must Be Crazy IIXixoFilm
1980The Gods Must Be CrazyXiFilm

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