Kari Väänänen

Infobox actor
name = Kari Väänänen


birthdate=birth date and age|1956|9|17|df=yes
birthplace=Helsinki, Finland
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yearsactive= 1978 – present
location = Ivalo, Finland
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Kari Väänänen (born September 17, 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor. 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.

So far his most challenging role has undoubtedly 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".

Selected filmography

* "Rosso"
* "Calamari Union"
* "La Vie de Bohème"
* ""
* "Leningrad Cowboys Go America"
* "Drifting Clouds

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NAME= Väänänen, Kari
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH=1956-9-17
PLACE OF BIRTH= Ivalo, Finland
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