As Barbie's toy-boy Ken Carson turns 50, we look at his vital statistics.
07 March 2011
• His full name is Ken Carson
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• Ken is named after the son of Mattel founders Ruth and Elliott Handler
• Ken is a Pisces - his "official birthday" is March 11, 1961
• Ken is two years and two days younger than Barbie
• Ken is from Willows, Wisconsin
• Ken stands 12" tall, 1⁄2" taller than Barbie
• In 1961, a Ken doll sold for $3.50
• The first Ken doll wore red swim trunks, sported cork sandals and carried a yellow towel
• In 1961, two versions of Ken doll were launched with "molded" plastic hair - blond and brunette
• In 1973, Ken debuted a new "real" rooted hairstyle
• Ken has a younger brother, Tommy (1997)
• Ken's best friend is Alan, the husband of Midge
• Ken met Barbie on the set of their first television commercial together in 1961
• Barbie and Ken broke up on Valentine's Day in 2004
• Ken received a makeover by celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch in 2006
• In Summer 2010, Ken made his big screen debut in Toy Story 3, which included more than 50 costume changes
• Ken has an official Facebook page and Twitter handle
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