Person
- Born
- 1944-12-16
- Died
- 2003-07-05
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Film & TV
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 dates
- Born
- 16 December 1944
- Died
- 5 July 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Namibia
- Place of birth
- Tsumkwe
- Place of death
- Tsumkwe
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Herero
- Native language
- Juǀʼhoansi
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- P509
- tuberculosis