Kari Väänänen profile
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Kari Väänänen

17th September 1953 Ivalo, Finland Acting

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

70 Movies 12 TV Shows 82 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ambush poster
Ambush 22nd January 1999 as Corporal Tauno Snicker
Amazon poster
Amazon 14th December 1990 as Kari
Kukunor poster
Kukunor 7th April 1989 as Ihmissyöjä
Rosso poster
Rosso 11th October 1985 as Rosso
Jon poster
Jon 25th February 1983 as Jon
Jurismia! poster
Jurismia! 8th January 2002 as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen