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
Arne's Legacy
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Lakeuden kutsu
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Viimeiset rotannahat
Ryhmäteatteri
The Breakthrough
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Lapland Odyssey 3
Goodbye Gibraltar
Zombie and the Ghost Train
The Unknown Soldier
Cha Cha Cha
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Jon
Rosso
Ylösnousemus
Pedon merkki
Onni von Sopanen
Dolly and Her Lover
Harmagedon
Bad Luck Love
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
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