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N!xau

N!xau
  • Name: N!xau
  • Birthday: 1944-12-16
  • Also known as: Gcao Coma,N-Xau,G/qa'o /'Hana,Gaco C'oma,G!kau,Gcau,Nixau,Nǃxau ǂToma,ن!‌شاو
  • Place of birth: Tsumkwe, Namibia
  • Popularity: 0.7774
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.

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Movies:

Title Release date
Journey to Nyae Nyae   as  Self (as G/qa'o /'Hana) 2004-02-03
The Gods Must Be Funny in China   as  N!xau 1994-03-31
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid   as  Self 1994-02-18
Crazy Hong Kong   as  N!xau 1993-07-10
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari   as  N!xau The Bushman 1991-07-05
The Gods Must Be Crazy II   as  Xixo 1989-07-01
The Gods Must Be Crazy   as  Xi 1980-09-10