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Acting · 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…
Known for
- Journey to Nyae Nyae — Self (as G/qa'o /'Hana)2004
- The Gods Must Be Funny in China — N!xau1994
- In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid — Self1994
- Crazy Hong Kong — N!xau1993
- Crazy Safari — N!xau The Bushman1991
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II — Xixo1989
- The Gods Must Be Crazy — Xi1980
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1944 (officially ( 1944-12-16 ) 16 December 1944) , Tsumkwe , South West Africa , (present-day Namibia )
- Died
- 5 July 2003 (2003-07-05) (aged 58), Tsumkwe , Namibia
- Other names
- Nǃxau, Gǃkau, Gcao Tekene Çoma
- Occupations
- Bush farmer, actor
- Years active
- 1980–1994
- Spouse
- Kora Coma (m. ?–2003)
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Encyclopedic overview
Nǃxau ǂToma ( Juǀʼhoan: [ᵑǃᵡau ᵏǂtoma], short: Nǃxau, alternative spelling Gcao Tekene Çoma; c. 1944 – 5 July 2003) was a Namibian bush farmer and actor who starred in the 1980 film 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".
Biography
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