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
The Missile
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
The Man Who Died
Fingerpori
Master Cheng
Ryhmäteatteri
Kiwi Christmas
Lapland Odyssey 3
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
Let My People Go!
Bohemian Eyes
Backwood Philosopher
The House of Branching Love
One Foot Under
Suojelijat
Christmas Story
Taivaan tulet
V2: Dead Angel
Onni von Sopanen
Lehmän vuosi
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Trench Road
Honey Baby
Land of Love
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
Jurismia!
The Classic
Seitsemän
Bad Luck Love
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Lakeuden kutsu
Kaverille ei jätetä
Spy Games
Ambush
The Tough Ones
Lääkärit tulessa
Train Birds
Underwater Iceland
Vaiennut kylä
Sambolico
Drifting Clouds
Iron Horsemen
Kohtaamiset ja erot
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Goodbye Gibraltar
Sutki
The Last Border
The Hobbits
Ripa Hits the Skids
Mestari
La Vie de Bohème
Night on Earth
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Amazon
Dolly and Her Lover
Dirty Hands
Paper Star
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Cha Cha Cha
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Hamlet Goes Business
Siriuksen vieraat
Älä itke Iines
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Harmagedon
The Unknown Soldier
Rosso
Ylösnousemus
Calamari Union
Viimeiset rotannahat
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Apinan vuosi
Jon
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
Pedon merkki
The Breakthrough