The toy swiftly grew so popular she needed her own entourage. In 1961, Barbie got a boyfriend, Ken, named, perhaps oddly, after the Handlers’ son. In 1963, she got a best friend, Midge ...

Matt Bomer still thinks he made the right call in turning down "Barbie." Bomer previously revealed he'd auditioned to play a Ken but pulled out. He starred in "Maestro" instead. He told BI he ...

Barbie is teaming up with the LeBron James Family Foundation to release the first Ken® doll of a professional athlete, LeBron James, to recognize his positive impact on culture, style ...

James is the first athlete to have his own rendition of a Ken doll. The Los Angeles Lakers star teamed up with Barbie to create the first-ever athlete-inspired Ken doll. Mattel "As a young kid ...

The doll also reflects the basketball star's height - it's an inch taller than the standard Ken doll. The firm says it could raise prices and make changes to its supply chains to deal with new ...

which stands 1 inch taller than a standard Ken doll, has custom clothing that salutes his Akron, Ohio, roots and Nike shoes. Several athletes have been recognized with their own Barbie dolls.

We might be getting an answer to these (unanswerable) questions as Mattel — the company behind the world-famous Barbie doll franchise — unveiled a Ken doll stylized as James on Wednesday.

Could a video game film really best the marketing juggernaut that was 'Barbie'? The box office says yes, and there's a reason why: It's seriously funny Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures (2 ...

But I also didn't know what to expect at all in this theater because, unlike with Barbie, the marketing leading up to this movie was conspicuously absent, at least in my world. I hadn't been ...

Little fraily little fellow. Nah, that’s dope.” Mattel senior vice president Krista Berger noted that Ken is Barbie’s longtime best friend and supporter. “We are excited to bring fans a ...