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Isaac Larian is an Iranian-born American entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of MGA Entertainment, a privately held toy company. He is also the founder and CEO of Bratz, a line of fashion dolls. Larian was born in Kashan, Iran, and moved to the United States in 1979. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1983. Larian founded MGA Entertainment in 1979 and has since grown it into one of the world's largest privately held toy companies. He is credited with creating the Bratz line of fashion dolls, which has become one of the most successful toy lines in history. He has also been involved in the development of other popular toys, including Little Tikes, Lalaloopsy, and Num Noms. In addition to his work in the toy industry, Larian is also an active philanthropist. He has donated millions of dollars to various charities, including the Los Angeles Children's Hospital, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Special Olympics. He is also a major supporter of the USC School of Engineering. As of 2021, Isaac Larian's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1.5 billion.

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On March 21, 2018, Larian launched a GoFundMe campaign to acquire Toys "R" Us after news broke out of them declaring bankruptcy. Larian posted $200 million of his own money to get the campaign running, and a goal of $1 billion was set. According to the campaign description, all the money raised would be used in the formulation of a bid to acquire some of the company's assets throughout the bankruptcy process. The campaign has a deadline of May 28, 2018, Memorial Day. Any donations from supporters of the campaign would only be donations and would not result in donors receiving equity in any potential acquisition of the company. Larian ultimately ditched the GoFundMe campaign after generating less than $60,000 by April 6th. On April 13th, Larian placed a bid of $890 million USD. Of the $890 million, $675 million is to buy 274 Toys R Us stores in the US, and $215 million to acquire 82 Canadian stores.

Born to a Jewish family in Iran, Larian has three sisters and one brother. Larian arrived to the United States alone in 1971 at the age of 17. After graduating from California State University, Los Angeles in civil engineering, he started an import-export business with his brother Fred in 1979 after his plans to return to Iran were ended by the 1979 Iranian Revolution. They then re-positioned the business into consumer electronics. In 1987, they became a distributor for Nintendo and in 1993, they became a licensee for the "Power Rangers." In 1997, toys became their focus and they had their first internal success with the Singing Bouncy Baby. In 1998, he changed his company’s name to MGA Entertainment. In 2000, his brother sold his 45% stake in the company to Larian for $9 million and in 2001, MGA developed the "Bratz" doll. Three of the dolls bear the names of his children and one of his longest term employees, son Cameron, daughter Jasmin and Jenna (although her doll uses the Persian spelling Yasmin and the rights to the name Jenna was acquired by Mattel) so Chloe was used. In 2005, Bratz sales totaled $800 million well ahead of their main rival, Barbie with $445 million in sales. In 2004, Mattel sued MGA alleging that the designer of the Bratz doll had developed the concept while working for Mattel and that MGA had paid Mattel employees to work on MGA projects. MGA counter sued alleging that Mattel spied on its salesmen by masquerading as toy buyers, repositioned Bratz displays in retail stores to less favorable arrangements, and that Mattel paid retailers to favor Barbie over Bratz. On August 5, 2011 Mattel was also ordered to pay MGA $310 million for attorney fees, stealing trade secrets, and false claims. Due to a technical procedural issue having nothing to do with the merits of the claims, the Ninth circuit vacated without prejudice the $170 million portion of the judgment against Mattel for this misconduct. On January 13, 2014, MGA filed a complaint for these claims in State court in California seeking in excess of $1 billion and this lawsuit is currently pending. In November 2006, MGA purchased the manufacturer of infant and toddler toys, Little Tikes. In 2010, MGA released the highly successful "Lalaloopsy" doll.

He was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the consumer products category in 2004. He was also named the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007. His motto, "Fortune favors the bold" is displayed throughout MGA's building.

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