N!xau
Known for Acting · 7 credits
- Born
- 1944-12-16
- Died
- 2003-07-05
- Place of birth
- Tsumkwe, Namibia
- Also known as
- Gcao Coma · N-Xau · G/qa'o /'Hana · Gaco C'oma · G!kau · Gcau
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.
Known For
Movies (7)
The Gods Must Be Crazy
1980
as Xi
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
1989
as Xixo
Crazy Safari
1991
as N!xau The Bushman
Crazy Hong Kong
1993
as N!xau
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
1994
as N!xau
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
as Self
Journey to Nyae Nyae
2004
as Self (as G/qa'o /'Hana)
About N!xau
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 Ju… With 7 credits spanning from 1980 to 2004, N!xau has appeared in 7 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular N!xau Movies
- The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) — as Xi
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989) — as Xixo
- Crazy Safari (1991) — as N!xau The Bushman
- Crazy Hong Kong (1993) — as N!xau
- The Gods Must Be Funny in China (1994) — as N!xau
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