The woman who made the Ken doll made it to resemble her husband. Superstar Ken featured a dimpled smile, a head that could swivel, bent arms, a more muscular physique, jewelry, and underwear permanently molded to his body. Ken's hair was made of felt in his first year (known to collectors as the " flocked" hair Ken), but this was replaced with a plastic, molded hairstyle when the creators realized that the felt hair fell off when wet. Since his debut, Ken has held over 40 occupations the latest being a marine biologist, as depicted in the 2017 Netflix film Barbie: Dolphin Magic.įrom 1961 to the debut of Superstar Ken in 1977, Ken had straight arms that didn't bend. Currently, he is perceived as one of Barbie's main friends. In the Barbie mythos, Ken met Barbie on the set of a TV commercial and is her boyfriend, per promotional box inscriptions from his debut until 2018. Similar to Barbie, Ken is from Willows, Wisconsin and has a fashionable line of clothing and accessories (although he made his debut wearing only a swimsuit). Ken Handler died in 1994 of a brain tumor. Ken was named after Kenneth Handler, son of Barbie creator/inventor Ruth Handler, just as Barbie was named after her daughter. Kenneth Sean Carson is a fashion doll and fictional character invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who was introduced two years earlier. Barbie Roberts (best friend, girlfriend).
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