Decades before Ryan Gosling played Ken in the ‘Barbie’ movie, singer Bill Cunningham was the original voice of Barbie’s boyfriend for Mattel.
Sadly, CESD Talent Agency – where Cunningham had become a talent agency founder after his singing career – confirmed that the 96-year-old had passed away earlier this month on July 15 at his home in West Hollywood.
No further details about his passing were provided.
In a statement to Deadline, CESD partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty said Cunningham was “among the great innovators and gentlemen of the talent representation business. Bill set the template for client and customer service, particularly in commercial, voice-over and print. He was a warm, gregarious, classy man who made a positive impact on all those he represented and employed. It was our honor to know him and to learn from him.”
