Sakari Jyrki Kuosmanen (born 6 September 1956) is a Finnish singer and actor, born in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

. He has recorded several solo albums and has also done work with

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and

Leningrad Cowboys The Leningrad Cowboys were a Finnish rock band who perform rock and roll covers of other songs. They had exaggerated pompadour hairstyles and wore long, pointy shoes. They often worked with the Russian military band the Alexandrov Ensemble. ...

. He appeared as himself on the Finnish television series '' Aaken ja Sakun kesäkeittiö'' in 1999.

Discography

Albums

* ''Sakari Kuosmanen'' (1985) * ''Ihana elämä'' (1986) * ''Suuri onni'' (1989) * ''Kuu ja Kulkija'' (1995) * ''Yön katseessasi'' (1999) * ''Onnen lyhteitä'' (2001) * ''Pieni sydän'' (2002) * ''Entä jos...'' (2003)

Filmography

* '' Calamari Union'' (1985) * '' Rocky VI'' (1986) * '' Shadows in Paradise'' (''Varjoja paratiisissa'', 1986) * ''Thru the Wire'' (1987) * ''Macbeth'' (1987) * ''

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long ''Helsinki Napoli All Night Long'' (also released as ''Helsinki – Napoli'') is a gangster-comedy film written, directed and produced by Mika Kaurismäki. The film was released in Italy as ''Napoli–Berlino – Un taxi nella notte'', with Berlin ...

'' (1987) * ''

Ariel Ariel may refer to: Film and television *Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award * ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki *, a Russian film directed by Yevgeni Kotov * ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', a 1989 and 1991 ...

'' (1988) * ''Cha Cha Cha'' (1989) * '' Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' (1989) * ''

Night on Earth ''Night on Earth'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It is a collection of five vignettes, taking place during the same night, concerning the temporary bond formed between taxi driver and pas ...

'' (1991) * ''Iron Horsemen'' (1995) * '' Drifting Clouds'' (''Kauas pilvet karkaavat'', 1996) * ''Sen täytyy tapahtua'' (1999) * '' Juha'' (1999) * ''

The Man Without a Past ''The Man Without a Past'' () is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's ''Finland'' trilo ...

'' (''Mies vailla menneisyyttä'', 2002) * ''

Pearls and Pigs ''Helmiä ja sikoja'' () is a 2003 Finnish comedy film directed and written by Perttu Leppä, and starring Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn. Plot When the Hirvonen brother's (Läde, Timo, Ruho and Poju) bootlegging father ends up in jail, his s ...

'' (''Helmiä ja sikoja'', 2003) * ''

The Other Side of Hope ''The Other Side of Hope'' () is a 2017 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's Finnish company Sputnik. The story is about a Finnish businessman who meets a Syrian asylu ...

'' (''Toivon tuolla puolen'', 2017) * '' Fallen Leaves'' (''Kuolleet lehdet'', 2023) * ''

The Missile ''The Missile'' () is a 2024 Finnish-Estonian comedy-drama film written and directed by Miia Tervo. Based on the true story of a Soviet missile that crashed at Lake Inari in 1984, the film stars Oona Airola as Niina, an archivist for the local n ...

'' (''Ohjus'', 2024)

External links

Sakari Kuosmanen's homepage on EMI website
* 1956 births Living people Singers from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish male singers Male actors from Helsinki {{Finland-singer-stub