Kari Väänänen

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Kari Väänänen
Born	Kari Kyösti Väänänen (1953-09-17) 17 September 1953 Ivalo, Finland
Occupation	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1978 – present

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,^{[citation needed]} 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

As actor

Jon (1983)
The Clan – Tale of the Frogs (1984)
Calamari Union (1985)
Rosso (1985)
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Night on Earth (1991)
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
Hobitit (1993)
Ripa Hits the Skids (1993)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Trains'n'Roses (1998)
The Tough Ones (1999)
Ambush (1999)
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (10 episodes, 2000–2005)
Bad Luck Love (2000)
Trench Road (2004)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
V2: Dead Angel (V2 – Jäätynyt enkeli, 2007)
Joulutarina (2007)
The House of Branching Love (Haarautuvan rakkauden talo, 2009)

As director

The Quiet Village (Vaiennut kylä, 1997)
The Classic (Klassikko, 2001)
Backwood Philosopher (Havukka-ahon ajattelija, 2009)

External links

Kari Väänänen at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 120621259 LCCN: n93004752 ISNI: 0000 0001 1701 2735 GND: 131928597 BNF: cb14237313j BIBSYS: x99071369

Persondata
Name	Väänänen, Kari
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1953-9-17
Place of birth	Ivalo, Finland
Date of death
Place of death

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