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Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen

Birthday: 1953-09-17 | Place of Birth: 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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Fingerpori

as    Homelius

2019
Master Cheng

as    Romppainen

2011
Let My People Go!

as    Mr. Tiilikainen

2007
Christmas Story

as    Iisakki

2004
Trench Road

as    Jarmo Kesämaa

1999
Ambush

as    Corporal Tauno Snicker

1996
Drifting Clouds

as    Lauri

1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

as    The Mute

1992
La Vie de Bohème

as    Schaunard

1990
Amazon

as    Kari

1989
Leningrad Cowboys Go America

as    Igor (Village Idiot)

1987