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Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen

Acting · Born 1953-09-17 · Ivalo, Finland

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

Known For

movie 7.5 Night on Earth
Night on Earth
1991
movie 7.6 Drifting Clouds
Drifting Clouds
1996
movie 7.0 Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
movie 7.5 La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème
1992
movie 7.2 Christmas Story
Christmas Story
2007
movie 7.0 Calamari Union
Calamari Union
1985
movie 6.8 Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
2005
movie 7.0 Master Cheng
Master Cheng
2019
movie 5.9 Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
movie 6.7 Hamlet Goes Business
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
movie 6.2 The Tough Ones
The Tough Ones
1999
movie 6.0 Ambush
Ambush
1999
movie 6.7 The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier
1985
movie 5.6 V2: Dead Angel
V2: Dead Angel
2007
movie 5.6 The House of Branching Love
The House of Branching Love
2009
movie 5.9 The Grump: In Search of an Escort
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022
movie 6.0 Train Birds
Train Birds
1998
movie 5.8 Bad Luck Love
Bad Luck Love
2000