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Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo)[1] 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.

Kari Väänänen
Born	Kari Kyösti Väänänen (1953-09-17) 17 September 1953 (age 69) Ivalo, Finland
Occupation	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1978−present

Väänänen has acted in more than 60 movies.[2] He has received two Jussi awards, for best male actor in Jon (1983) and for best supporting male actor in Trench Road (2004).[1] His performance as the monster Gollum in Yle's 1993 television series Hobitit was praised in Helsingin Sanomat.[3]

In 1992–1998 Väänänen was a professor at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.[2]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Kari Väänänen at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Kari Väänänen

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[ru] Вяянянен, Кари

Ка́ри Кю́ёсти Вя́янянен (фин. Kari Kyösti Väänänen, род. 17 сентября 1953, Инари, Финляндия) — финский актёр, режиссёр и сценарист. Один из постоянных актёров братьев Мики и Аки Каурисмяки. Наиболее известные фильмы с его участием — «Жизнь богемы», «Ленинградские ковбои едут в Америку», «Ночь на Земле» (новелла в Хельсинки).

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