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(1944?-2003) Film actor. A San ("Bushman") who became the improbable and reluctant international celebrity in the enromously popular 1980 [[Jamie Uys]] film The Gods Must Be Crazy. Born in Namibia in about 1944, he was discovered by Uys and persuaded to take the role of Xixo opposite [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He went on to make 4 more films, a sequel for Uys (The Gods Must Be Crazy 2 - 1990) The , and 3 sequels for a Hong Kong production house (Crazy Safari, Crazy in Hong Kong, and The Gods Must Be Funny in China) before returning to Namibia, where he lived with his 3 wives and 12 children. He died in 2003. In 2005 he received a post-humous award from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his contribution to South African film.

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−	(1944?-2003) Film actor. A San ("Bushman") who became the improbable and reluctant international celebrity in the enromously popular 1980 [[Jamie Uys]] film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]''. Born in Namibia in about 1944, he was discovered by Uys and persuaded to take the role of Xixo opposite [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He went on to make 4 more films, a sequel for Uys (''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy 2]]'' - 1990), and 3 sequels for a Hong Kong production house (''[[Crazy Safari]]'', ''[[Crazy in Hong Kong]]'', and ''[[The Gods Must Be Funny in China]]'') before returning to Namibia, where he lived with his 3 wives and 12 children. He died in 2003. In 2005 he received a post-humous award from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his contribution to South African film.	+	[[Nǃxau ǂToma]] (1944?-2003) Film actor. A San ("Bushman") who became the improbable and reluctant international celebrity in the enromously popular 1980 [[Jamie Uys]] film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]''. Born in Namibia in about 1944, he was discovered by Uys and persuaded to take the role of Xixo opposite [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He went on to make 4 more films, a sequel for Uys (''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy 2]]'' - 1990), and 3 sequels for a Hong Kong production house (''[[Crazy Safari]]'', ''[[Crazy in Hong Kong]]'', and ''[[The Gods Must Be Funny in China]]'') before returning to Namibia, where he lived with his 3 wives and 12 children. He died in 2003. In 2005 he received a post-humous award from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his contribution to South African film.

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−	(1944?-2003) Film actor. A San ("Bushman") who became the improbable and reluctant international celebrity in the enromously popular 1980 [[Jamie Uys]] film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]''. Born in Namibia in about 1944, he was discovered by Uys and persuaded to take the role of Xixo opposite [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He went on to make 4 more films, a sequel for Uys (''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy 2]]'' - 1990) ~~The~~ , and 3 sequels for a Hong Kong production house (''[[Crazy Safari]]'', ''[[Crazy in Hong Kong]]'', and ''[[The Gods Must Be Funny in China]]'') before returning to Namibia, where he lived with his 3 wives and 12 children. He died in 2003. In 2005 he received a post-humous award from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his contribution to South African film.	+	(1944?-2003) Film actor. A San ("Bushman") who became the improbable and reluctant international celebrity in the enromously popular 1980 [[Jamie Uys]] film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]''. Born in Namibia in about 1944, he was discovered by Uys and persuaded to take the role of Xixo opposite [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He went on to make 4 more films, a sequel for Uys (''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy 2]]'' - 1990), and 3 sequels for a Hong Kong production house (''[[Crazy Safari]]'', ''[[Crazy in Hong Kong]]'', and ''[[The Gods Must Be Funny in China]]'') before returning to Namibia, where he lived with his 3 wives and 12 children. He died in 2003. In 2005 he received a post-humous award from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his contribution to South African film.

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−	(1944?-2003) Film actor. A San ("Bushman") who became the improbable and reluctant international celebrity in the enromously popular 1980 [[Jamie Uys]] film The Gods Must Be Crazy. Born in Namibia in about 1944, he was discovered by Uys and persuaded to take the role of Xixo opposite [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He went on to make 4 more films, a sequel for Uys (The Gods Must Be Crazy 2 - 1990) The , and 3 sequels for a Hong Kong production house (Crazy Safari, Crazy in Hong Kong, and The Gods Must Be Funny in China) before returning to Namibia, where he lived with his 3 wives and 12 children. He died in 2003. In 2005 he received a post-humous award from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his contribution to South African film.	+	(1944?-2003) Film actor. A San ("Bushman") who became the improbable and reluctant international celebrity in the enromously popular 1980 [[Jamie Uys]] film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]''. Born in Namibia in about 1944, he was discovered by Uys and persuaded to take the role of Xixo opposite [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He went on to make 4 more films, a sequel for Uys (''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy 2]]'' - 1990) The , and 3 sequels for a Hong Kong production house (''[[Crazy Safari]]'', ''[[Crazy in Hong Kong]]'', and ''[[The Gods Must Be Funny in China]]'') before returning to Namibia, where he lived with his 3 wives and 12 children. He died in 2003. In 2005 he received a post-humous award from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his contribution to South African film.

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