What is Ken's full name?
Last updated: July 11, 2024
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Since the introduction of the Ken doll in 1961, one could easily argue that Ken has never had nearly as much attention as he’s getting right now.
You can thank Greta Gerwig and Ryan Gosling for that, but you can also thank a long and meaningful history provided by Barbie creator Ruth Handler and Mattel. Just consider the number of occupations Ken has held, including: barista, rapper, astronaut, Starfleet command officer, and Country Western singer, to name a very few.
But being Kenough goes well beyond just the dolls. Both Barbie and Ken were given origin stories that can be found in novelizations and other materials that most of us didn’t even know ever existed.