Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 17, 1953 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Ivalo, Finland

Also Known As

Kari Kyösti Väänänen
Teddy-Boy Dalton
Karl Vaananen
Kari Vaananen

IMDb Profile

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.

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