Barbie Cast Next to Photos of the Real Dolls They Play
Meet the Cast of "Barbie" and the Real Dolls They Portray
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After her launch in the late 1950s, Barbie was solo for a couple years. By 1961, however, Ken Carson was introduced to the Barbie line of toys. Ken served as a counterpart to Barbie (and arguably Barbie's love interest), and has since also sparked a number of different doll varieties.