Kari Väänänen

Biography

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

Known For

Night on Earth

as Man #1 Helsinki

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

as Igor (Village Idiot)

Drifting Clouds

as Lauri

La Vie de Bohème

as Schaunard

Christmas Story

as Iisakki

Calamari Union

as Frank

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

as President Uljanov

Master Cheng

as Romppainen

Hamlet Goes Business

as Lauri Polonius

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

as The Mute