Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen

Born 1953-09-17 (age 72) Ivalo, Finland
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Biography

Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki; and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors.

His most challenging role has been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian. Kari Väänänen was featured in Star Wreck, a Finnish sci-fi parody where he played the Russian president. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.

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Night on Earth
Night on Earth

1991

as Man #1 Helsinki

Christmas Story
Christmas Story

2007

as Iisakki

The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier

1985

as Lammio

Drifting Clouds
Drifting Clouds

1996

as Lauri

The Tough Ones
The Tough Ones

1999

as Törnqvist

Ambush
Ambush

1999

as Corporal Tauno Snicker

Rosso
Rosso

1985

as Rosso

Spy Games
Spy Games

1999

as Cabbie

Calamari Union
Calamari Union

1985

as Frank

Amazon
Amazon

1990

as Kari

Kajaani
Kajaani

2017

as Arvo

The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship

2012

as Jalo Rautakumpu

Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Leningrad Cowboys Go America

1989

as Igor (Village Idiot)

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Kukunor

1989

as Ihmissyöjä

The House of Branching Love
Honey Baby
Honey Baby

2004

as der Große Enrico

Laulu
Laulu

1986

La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème

1992

as Schaunard

We Are the Pirates of the Roads