N!xau

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

The Gods Must Be Crazy

The Gods Must Be Crazy II

Crazy Safari

Crazy Hong Kong

The Gods Must Be Funny in China

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

Journey to Nyae Nyae

All Movies (7)

• Journey to Nyae Nyae2004 · as Self (as G/qa'o /'Hana)
• The Gods Must Be Funny in China1994 · as N!xau
• In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid1994 · as Self
• Crazy Hong Kong1993 · as N!xau
• Crazy Safari1991 · as N!xau The Bushman
• The Gods Must Be Crazy II1989 · as Xixo
• The Gods Must Be Crazy1980 · as Xi