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.
Gender
Male
IMDb Id
nm0618452
Known For Department
Acting
Also Known As
Gcao Coma
,
N-Xau
,
G/qa'o /'Hana
,
Gaco C'oma
,
G!kau
,
Gcau
,
Nixau
,
Nǃxau ǂToma
,
Date of Birth
1944-12-16
Place of Birth
Tsumkwe, Namibia
Date of Death
2003-07-05
