Isaac Larian

Isaac Larian
Born
Isaac Larian

(1954-03-28) March 28, 1954 (age 70)
Nationality
  • Iranian
  • American
EducationLos Angeles Southwest College[4]
Alma materCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (BS)[5]
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO, MGA Entertainment
Years active1979–present
SpouseAngela Neman[6][7]
Children3[7]
Websitewww.mgae.com

Isaac Larian (Persian: اسحاق لاریان, born March 28, 1954) is an Iranian-born American billionaire businessman, founder and the chief executive officer (CEO) of MGA Entertainment, the world's largest privately owned toy company.[8]

  1. ^ Bratz toymaker Isaac Larian living the American dream. Archived May 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine JewishJournal.com, December 6, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Forbes: "The Toy Mogul Who Became A Billionaire Through His Fight To The Death With Barbie" by Abram Brown November 18, 2013
  3. ^ Lisa Keys (August 7, 2007). "Bratz: Jewish man's answer to Barbie". JTA.
  4. ^ "He left the slums of Iran as a teen. Now he runs one of America's biggest toy companies". CNN. November 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Isaac Larian | CSU".
  6. ^ Nieder, Alison A. (December 29, 2000). "Feizollah Neman Dies at 80". Apparel News.
  7. ^ a b Lobel, Orly (November 14, 2017). You Don't Own Me: How Mattel v. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie's Dark Side. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393254082.
  8. ^ MGAE.COM: "MGA ENTERTAINMENT’S ISAAC LARIAN NAMED ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2007 NATIONAL WINNER November 11, 2007 | Retrieved October 1, 2015.