If you watched that moment and thought it was too weird and specific to not be based on a real-life doll crafted by Mattel, well… you’d be right. The real story behind Barbie’s Sugar Daddy Ken ...

Ryan Gosling's Ken doll. Scott Mendelson. October 30, 2023 @ 11:43 AM. ... Sporting the hoodie that became a real-life apparel item, the “Kenough Doll” is sculpted from Gosling’s likeness.

In her book “Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll,” M.G. Lord writes that Ken was a “drip with seriously abridged genitalia who wasn’t very important in (Barbie’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel has introduced its first Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes, as part of wider efforts from the toy maker to increase inclusivity among its dolls.

Michael Cera's character, Allan, is based on a real doll Mattel introduced as Ken's friend in 1964 and was named after Barbie inventor Ruth Handler's son-in-law.

The Ken doll wearing the “I Am Kenough” hoodie is $50. It can be pre-ordered now for shipment on or before Oct. 31, 2024. Orders will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. Nov. 14, 2023.

Before they left Barbieland in search of the real world, Mattel's signature Barbie and Ken dolls left home in search of a better life in the U.S. military.

As the Barbie movie noted, Ken’s fate has been to be a mostly ignored, and largely under-appreciated brand accessory to the real toy star, Barbie. The Ken doll was launched in 1961, and turned ...

Totally Hair Ken: It looks how it sounds — this ’90s Ken came with a long, unkempt mane, real hair gel and a small comb his owners could use to style him however they wanted.