That redesign Mattel used for the doll's 2023 re-release was intentionally designed to resemble the costume and hairstyle Sugar's Daddy Ken (played by Rob Brydon) wears in the "Barbie" film.

Ryan Gosling has been busy channeling his inner Ken doll while portraying the iconic toy in the upcoming live-action “Barbie” movie, but he admits that he had some doubts at first.

As first boyfriends go, you could do worse than Ken Carson. Introduced in 1961 by Mattel, the Ken doll was the epitome of the all-American boy next door. Clean cut, athletic and with a sharp haircut, ...

He's just Ken, or is he? If you ever wondered how they distinguished between the many Kens on the Barbie cast, it turns out the extensive group of Kens did actually have individual names. Unlike ...

These Barbies are lawyers, doctors, diplomats and mermaids! See the actual high-achieving Barbie dolls (and well-dressed Ken dolls) played by Margot Robbie, Issa Rae, Dua Lipa, Ryan Gosling and ...

Barbie Millicent Roberts was first introduced in 1959.The doll resembled glamour icons of the time, like Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, but by the 1960s, she mirrored the various colors ...

Clean cut, athletic and with a sharp haircut, he was the perfect counterpart to his more famous girlfriend, Barbie. Ken's first item of clothing was a pair of red swimming trunks, indicating his ...

In 1964, Barbie's "swirl ponytail" hairstyle replaced what until then had been her trademark bangs. 1965. Barbie in 1965. ... Barbie and Ken matched in monogrammed swimsuits in 1979.

Without Barbie, he’s nothing — and most of the time, Ken is without Barbie. He’s an afterthought whose main role in life is holding her purse. Photo: Atsushi Nishijima/Warner Bros.