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More variety can make collecting Ken® and Barbie® Fashionistas™ dolls even more fun -- kids can collect them to expand the possibilities (each sold separately, subject to availability). Queer Ken is the high water mark of, depending on your point of view, either queer infiltration of popular culture or the thoughtless appropriation of queer culture by heterosexuals,” Savage wrote upon Earring Magic Ken’s release.
Various iterations of Ken appear in the 2023 live-action Barbie film, with the lead Ken being played by Ryan Gosling, and others being played by Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans and John Cena. [86] Names [ edit ] Woo, Elaine (28 April 2002). "Barbie creator Handler, 85, dies". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved 3 December 2021. Her son, Ken, died of a brain tumor in 1994. In 2019, Pete Davidson and Julia Fox were a part of a photo shoot in Paper magazine, where Davidson posed as Ken and Fox posed as Barbie. The photo shoot was created for the 'Break the Internet' series of the magazine, which was made popular by Kim Kardashian's popular "Champagne Incident" portrait. [85]Delve into the history of Barbie’s male counterpart, from his origins as Kenneth Carson to his tumultuous breakup with Barbie in the mid-2000s to his rebirth, via Ryan Gosling, on the big screen. Ken had long been the butt of jokes by those who made assumptions about the doll’s sexuality or masculinity based on his wardrobe and relationship to Barbie. In 1993, the doll leaned into the discourse surrounding him by accident with a new, “hipper” look — Earring Magic Ken. The 1962 Fall Winter Spiegel catalogue states that Ken comes “With Swimsuit, sun glasses”. This was probably just an error, copied from the Barbie description. From 1962 Spiegel Fall Winter catalogue From 1962 Montgomery Ward Fall Winter catalogue Barbie I Can Be Snowboarders Ken and Barbie (#X4479, 2012) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Barbie So Much To Do Bank Playset (#67401, 1995) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 2 August 2022.
Ken appeared in the Toy Story films from Pixar from Toy Story 2 onward. In the third film, which he appeared in as one of the henchmen of the film's villain, Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear, he was voiced by Michael Keaton. [82] The Barbie & Ken booklet which came with the ‘brownette’ version is not dated on the cover, but is otherwise practically identical to the regular one, with just slight differences to the printing and colouring. Both show the same generic illustration of Ken and have no mention of hair colour. It is missing part of Ken’s description, which (as it ends half way through a sentence) is presumably a printing error. Either that, or it was because some ‘brownettes’ really didn’t come with a towel (as alluded to in the Spiegel catalogue below). 1961 Barbie & Ken booklet (regular) From 1961 Barbie & Ken booklet (‘brownette’) Neporent, Liz (10 March 2011). "Ken Doll Turns 50, Looks His Age". ABC News . Retrieved 5 July 2021. Ken was introduced as a male counterpart of Barbie by American toy company Mattel in 1961. He was named after Kenneth Handler, son of Barbie creator/inventor Ruth Handler, just as Barbie was named after her daughter. Ken Handler died in 1994 of a brain tumor. [3]
Barbie I Can Be Doctors Barbie and Ken Dolls (#3094, 2012) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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. (His matching Barbie came with a much more successful crimped hairdo.) Of course he wore something absurd, opting for puffy purple pants and a colorful button-down with a popped collar. Barbie and Ken: History". Blog Critics. 15 February 2004. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009 . Retrieved 16 August 2010. Annual catalogues, as well as Spring Summer and Fall Winter catalogues usually only show items from the previous Christmas. Hence the 1961 version of Ken with white-striped shorts and towel appears in several catalogues from 1962. Note however that they now show regular blonde and brunette Kens. From 1962 Spiegel Spring Summer catalogue Stars 'N Stripes Army Desert Storm Ken (#1237, 1992) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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Ryan Gosling in "Barbie" — the role that could win him an Oscar and cement Ken's reputation as a doll that matters. Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Choudhury, Meghdeepa (1 February 2022). "Julia Fox and Pete Davidson's Paper magazine Barbie and Ken doll photos take the internet by storm". Sportskeeda . Retrieved 14 January 2022. Barbie and Ken: History". Blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2006 . Retrieved 16 August 2010.
In 2011, Mattel introduced Japan Ken, the first Ken doll to be included in the "Dolls of the World" collection, which was formerly a Barbie-only line. The Japan Ken doll features a new face sculpt. [10] More variety makes collecting Barbie® and Ken® Fashionistas™ dolls even more fun -- they're the perfect gift for kids 3 years and older! (Each sold separately, subject to availability.) Barbie Careers Airplane Pilot Dolls Giftset, Barbie and Ken (#CCY12, 2014) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022.In July, Gosling went on “The Tonight Show” for said Ken-less film and again turned the conversation toward Ken. Fashion Insider Ken Giftset (#56706, 2003) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022. Niemann, Paul J. (2006). More Invention Mysteries: 52 Little-Known True Stories Behind Well-Known Inventions. Invention Mysteries Books. ISBN 978-0-9748041-1-8. Ken Cool Careers Baseball Outfit (#2950, 1991) details and value". BarbieDB.com . Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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