Isaac Larian

Isaac Larian

Infobox Celebrity
name = Isaac Larian
اسحاق لاریان


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birth_date = birth date and age|1954|3|28|df=yes
birth_place = Kashan, Iran
occupation = Founder and CEO, MGA Entertainment
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spouse = Angela Neman
children = Three
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Isaac Larian (PerB|اسحاق لاریان, born March 28 1954 in Kashan, Iran) is the Chief Executive Officer of MGA Entertainment, the biggest privately owned toy company in the world. He was born in Iran to Persian Jewish parents.

Larian arrived from Iran alone at the age of 17 and after graduating from California State University, Los Angeles in civil engineering, he started a business exporting electronic goods. He later in 2000 expanded their company to include the creation, development and marketing of the Bratz doll. Two of the dolls bear the names of his children, son Cameron and daughter Jasmin (although her doll uses the Persian spelling Yasmin). Currently his third child doesn't have a Bratz doll, but that can change with the next release.Larian has 3 sisters and one brother. Isaac Larians wife's name is Angela Neman.

Around 2000, he got in a lawsuit with his brother, Farhad Larian. This lawsuit led to Mattel finding out information about discovery of the Bratz Doll and filing its own lawsuit against Isaac Larian and MGA.

He was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" (Consumer Products category) by Ernst & Young in 2004. He was also named the overall national "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young in 2007. His motto, "Fortune favors the bold" is displayed throughout MGA's building.

External links

* [http://www.mgae.com MGA Entertainment website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xxbJejTbuI CNBC Special Report: It's War -- Bratz vs. Barbie]
* [http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/archive/B171891.PDF Farhad Larian v. Isaac Larian]


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