Used to be a car cleaner in the early '90s in Helsinki, Finland.
Allmost burned his face while waxing an old porsche 944 with an
electric buffer.
Used to drive a limousine in L.A.
According to director Renny Harlin, he originally wanted Franzén to play of Medieval Priest (the first character seen on the movie) in Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), but Franzén was busy and couldn't make it. He was replaced by another Finnish actor, Matti Ristinen. In 2007 Franzén had a cameo role in Harlin's Cleaner (2007).