Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Sami Yaffa

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Music Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Sami Yaffa was born on 4 September 1963 in Espoo, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for The 'Burbs (1989), Kick-Ass (2010) and The Three Stooges (2012). He has been married to Meeri Koutaniemi since 9 September 2017.
BornSeptember 4, 1963
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
BornSeptember 4, 1963
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro

    • Known for

    Tom Hanks in The 'Burbs (1989)
    The 'Burbs
    6.8
    • Soundtrack
    • 1989
    Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
    7.6
    • Soundtrack("We're All in Love")
    • 2010
    Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso in The Three Stooges (2012)
    The Three Stooges
    5.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 2012
    Jasper Pääkkönen and Nanna Blondell in Attack on Finland (2021)
    Attack on Finland
    5.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 2021

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Actor

    • Michael Monroe: Everybody's Nobody
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2022
    • Michael Monroe: Can't Stop Falling Apart
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2022
    • Michael Monroe: Last Train to Tokyo
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2019
    • Michael Monroe: Goin' Down with the Ship
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2016
    • Michael Monroe: Old King's Road
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2015
    • Michael Monroe: Ballad of the Lower East Side
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2013
    • Michael Monroe: Stained Glass Heart
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2013
    • Michael Monroe: '78
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2011
    • Michael Monroe: Trick of the Wrist
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 2011
    • Demolition 23: Hammersmith Palais
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 1994
    • Demolition 23: Nothin's Alright
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 1994
    • Jetboy: Evil
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 1990
    • Jetboy: Feel the Shake
      Music Video
      • Sami Yaffa
      • 1987
    • Paperienkelit
      TV Movie
      • 1986
    • Hanoi Rocks: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Sam Yaffa
      • 1984

    Writer

    • Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker (2014)
      Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2014–2018

    Music Department

    • 6 Bullets to Hell a Western From Tanner Beard, Russell Cummings, Danny Garcia & Cesar Mendez.
      6 Bullets to Hell
      5.2
      • composer: additional music
      • 2016
    • Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker (2014)
      Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker
      7.6
      TV Series
      • original music
      • 2014–2015

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
    • Alternative names
      • Hanoi Rocks
    • Height
      • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
    • Born
      • September 4, 1963
      • Espoo, Finland
    • Spouse
      • Meeri KoutaniemiSeptember 9, 2017 - present
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Brother of musician Jone Takamäki.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.