Kari Väänänen
Acting · Born 1953-09-17 · age 72 · 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
Titles
Night on Earth
Drifting Clouds
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
La Vie de Bohème
Christmas Story
Calamari Union
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Master Cheng
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Hamlet Goes Business
The Tough Ones
The Unknown Soldier
V2: Dead Angel
Ambush
The House of Branching Love
Train Birds
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Bad Luck Love
Let My People Go !
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Lapland Odyssey 3
Fingerpori
Backwood Philosopher
The Missile
Spy Games
The Last Border
Land of Love
Amazon
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Trench Road
Lakeuden kutsu
The Hobbits
The Classic
Honey Baby
Dirty Hands
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Cha Cha Cha
Pedon merkki
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
The Man Who Died
Dolly and Her Lover
Ripa Hits the Skids
Rosso
One Foot Under
Kiwi Christmas
Highway Society
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Jon
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Paper Star
Vaiennut kylä
Sambolico
Viimeiset rotannahat
Mestari
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Älä itke Iines
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
Jurismia!
Apinan vuosi