Meet the Real Jamal

Jamal wears a yellow (sometimes referred to as gold) suit. He has black sculpted hair and a painted mustache. The back of the box illustrates Jamal with his girlfriend, Shani, seated in a yellow convertible.

When he was in his 20s, Terry Whitehurst, senior roto cast technician for Mattel, was the model for the Jamal sculpt. Mr. Whitehurst is seen below in an Instagram post holding the original Jamal in the gold suit from the 1991 Shani line. The Jamal head sculpt has changed throughout the years. One of the earliest changes was with the Dr. Ken head sculpt that Mr. Whitehurst also holds.

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It's always wonderful to see the faces and to learn the names behind the magic.

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