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N!xau

1944-12-16 Tsumkwe, Namibia

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Biografia

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.

Películas

Journey to Nyae Nyae Self (as G/qa'o /'Hana) 2004-02-03
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid Self 1994-02-18
非洲超人 N!xau 1994-03-31
香港也瘋狂 N!xau 1993-07-10
非洲和尚 N!xau The Bushman 1991-07-05
The Gods Must Be Crazy II Xixo 1989-07-01
The Gods Must Be Crazy Xi 1980-09-10