Tag: Ken

Danny Amendola danced to ‘I’m Just Ken’ during the Dancing with the Stars finale

Danny Amendola is Kenough.

Former NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola tapped into his inner “Ken-ergy” for his Dancing with the Stars finale freestyle routine.

Amendola paid homage to Ryan Gosling’s Oscar-nominated turn as Ken in 2023’s Barbie by dancing to “I’m Just Ken.”

The whole number earned raves from the show’s judges for its entertainment value, and the costumes and production design from Amendola’s dance felt ripped straight out of Barbieland. It was pretty fantastic.

Amendola also danced along to a rendition of Deadpool & Wolverine‘s “Bye Bye Bye” opening scene earlier in the season, giving his run on the show a couple of cinematic moments for fans to remember.

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Everyone is absolutely loving Barbie star Ryan Gosling’s big musical number I’m Just Ken

Can you feel the Kenergy?

As Barbie makes historic amounts of money at the global box office as part of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, the film’s big musical number is catching everyone off guard.

Ryan Gosling’s big song during the film’s climax, “I’m Just Ken,” is one of the film’s major highlights, complete with multiple set changes, a wide array of colorful costumes and Gosling belting the new song of the summer.

Gosling’s performance in the film is as great as you’ve heard, the perfect blend of gullible beach bro and cocky insecurity that boots the actor’s gift for physical comedy and overemoting at the best-possible moments. He does Michael Keaton’s Ken voice work in Toy Story 3 justice.

You can get a glimpse of the song and Gosling’s performance below.

With everyone seemingly going out to the movies this weekend to see the Barbie and Oppenheimer double feature, everyone’s got “I’m Just Ken” on the brain.

How could you not? It’s the cinematic earworm of the year (sorry, “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, you had a good run).