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1935 – presentRoger SweetToy designer, creator of He-Man, 1935–2026Roger Sweet (1935–2026) — the American toy designer who created He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise at Mattel, generating over $1.2 billion in worldwide sales from a prototype built from a Big Jim action figure and a handful of clay. He died on 28 April 2026, just weeks before the release of a new live-action He-Man film.
1935Roger Sweet born in Akron, OhioRoger Sweet is born in Akron, Ohio. His father works as an art director at Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, surrounding Roger with industrial design thinking from childhood and sparking a lifelong interest in the creative possibilities of objects.