Kari Väänänen

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acted Movies
Director: Juha Wuolijoki
Writers: Marko Leino,
Cast: Antti Tuisku, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Jonas Rinne, Kari Väänänen, Laura Birn, Matti Ristinen, Mikko Kouki, Mikko Leppilampi, Minna Haapkylä, Otto Gustavsson,
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Writers: Aki Kaurismäki,
Cast: Elina Salo, Kari Lindqvist, Kari Väänänen, Kati Outinen, Markku Peltola, Markus Allan, Matti Onnismaa, Pauli Granfelt, Sakari Kuosmanen, Shelley Fisher,