Kari Väänänen
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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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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Known For
83 titles
The Tough Ones
Iron Horsemen
Let My People Go !
Train Birds
Amazon
Sambolico
V2: Dead Angel
Honey Baby
Calamari Union
Hamlet Goes Business
The Missile
Land of Love
Underwater Iceland
Mestari
The Last Border
Ambush
Dirty Hands
Kiwi Christmas
One Foot Under
Ripa Hits the Skids
The House of Branching Love
Bohemian Eyes
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Fingerpori
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