Gods Must Be Crazy: Main actor was only paid $300 though the film made over $60 Million

Born in Namibia and a member of the San also known as Bushmen, N!xau Toma, famously called the African bush farmer, was an actor who spoke fluent Jul’hoan, Otjiherero, Tswana as well as some Afrikaans which are dominant languages in the south of Africa.

He shot to worldwide prominence after an appearance as the lead role of the 1980 comedy film, The Gods Must Be Crazy. He became one of the most improbable and reluctant international celebrity after taking the role.

Even though Nixau wa the lead role actor in the popular comedy movie that made over $60 Million, it was only recently discovered that he took him $600. Born in Namibia and a member of the San also known as Bushmen, N!xau Toma, died a miserable man.

His inability to manage his income and have less value for material things was as a result of cultural practices.

When his film career ended, N!xau returned home to a newly built brick house. He tended his cattle and raised corn and pumpkins. He had a car for a while, but had to employ a driver because he had never learned to drive, The Namibian reported.

The entertaining actor N!xau Toma was found dead in late June 2003 near his home in Namibia after he reportedly went out to collect wood.

He was believed to be 59 years old, and the exact cause of his death was unknown. He had suffered from tuberculosis in the past.

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