In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Ken is just Ken. But who is Ken—or, perhaps the better question is, why is Ken?
’s claims, Ken has held nearly forty jobs in his sixty-two years: astronaut, hamburger chef, country western singer, and lifeguard, to name a few. His most common occupation? Twelve Kens have held the not-so-flattering job title of “.” Perhaps, Ken’s questionable employment is why he has never had a Dream House of his own. He did finally get his own car in 2012: a red Mini Cooper with a set of vanity “Ken” license plates.
A Barbie doll and a Ken doll are displayed at an exhibition on March 8, 2019 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, FranceKen was named after Kenneth Handler, the son of Barbie inventor Ruth Handler, whose daughter Barbara was the inspiration for Barbie. The original Ken always claimed he was nothing like his namesake toy. “Ken doll is Malibu,” he told thein 1989. “He goes to the beach and surfs. He is all these perfect American things.” As a teen, the real Ken “played the piano and went to movies with subtitles.
After more than forty years of dating, the duo consciously uncoupled. “Like other celebrity couples, their Hollywood romance has come to an end,” Russell Arons, then vice president of marketing at Mattel, said in a 2004 statement. Barbie and Ken felt it was “time to spend some quality time apart” with Arons hinting that Ken’s reluctance to put a ring on it may have played a part in their breakup. Still, the two swore the breakup was amicable and they would remain friends.
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