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.
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Kari Väänänen
- Name
- Kari Väänänen
- Birth Name
- Kari Kyösti Väänänen
- Born
- 17 September 1953
- Birthplace
- Ivalo, Finland
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Full name
- Kari Kyösti Väänänen.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Väänänen has acted in more than 60 movies. He has received two Jussi awards, for best male actor in Jon (1983) and for best supporting male actor in Trench Road (2004). His performance as the monster Gollum in Yle's 1993 television series Hobitit was praised in Helsingin Sanomat. In 1992–1998 Väänänen was a professor at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.
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• Name — Kari Väänänen • Birth Name — Kari Kyösti Väänänen • Born — 17 September 1953 • Birthplace — Ivalo, Finland • Occupation — * Actor • director • writer • Years Active — 1978—present
Selected filmography
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) • Amazon (1990) • Night on Earth (1991) • La Vie de Bohème (1992) • The Last Border (1993) • 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) • Master Cheng (Mestari Cheng, 2019) • The Missile (Ohjus) - 2024 • As director • The Quiet Village (Vaiennut kylä, 1997) • The Classic (Klassikko, 2001) • Backwood Philosopher (Havukka-ahon ajattelija, 2009)
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- 1.Elonet name 104504 Kari Väänänen
- 2.Toivonen, Hannu. Kari Väänänen siirtyy Rovaniemelle teatterinjohtajaksi ja näyttelee Me Rosvolat -elokuvassa. Seura.fi. 5 February 2015.
- 3.Kajava, Jukka. Tolkienin taruista on tehty tv-sarja: Hobitien ilme syntyi jo Ryhmäteatterin Suomenlinnan tulkinnassa. Helsingin Sanomat. 29 March 1993.
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