Elliot Handler daughter, Barbara, who was the namesake of Barbie dolls; and a son, Kenneth (who died of a brain tumor in 1994) who was the namesake of Ken dolls. While a struggling art student and designer of light fixtures, Handler partnered with Harold Matson to design a realistic-looking miniature piano that received roughly 300,000 orders; however, they mispriced the product and lost a dime on each one produced. Mattel received its name from business partners Harold Matt Matson and Elliot Handler in 1945. Elliot's wife, Ruth, took Matson's role when the Handlers bought his share in the late 1940's. Ruth Handler
Chelsea Handler entertainment anchor, Adrianna Costa. In April 2006, Handler began hosting "The Chelsea Handler Show" on E!, which lasted two seasons. In 2007, Handler performed with Comedy Central's Hour Stand-Up Comedy Tour across the United States. Her stand-up comedy has also been televised on VH1's "Love Lounge", Comedy Central's "Premium Blend", and HBO's broadcast of the "Aspen Comedy Festival". She was a guest on "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld" and "The View", and she co-hosted "The View" on August 2, 2007, and September 5, 2008. On August 18, 2010, it was announced that Handler would be the host of the 2010