N!xau

N!xau

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1944-12-16
Deathday: 2003-07-05 (58 years old)

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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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Based on 81.3 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1980
1991
1994
2004
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1944-12-16

Deathday
2003-07-05 (58 years old)

Birth Place
Tsumkwe, Namibia

Citizenships
Namibia

Also Known As
Gcao Coma, N-Xau, G/qa'o /'Hana, Gaco C'oma, G!kau, Gcau, Nixau, Nǃxau ǂToma


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