Isaac Larian is CEO of MGA, Maker of L.O.L. Surprise Doll
Isaac Larian, age 66 - Born to a Jewish family in Iran.
Larian arrived to the United States alone in 1971 at the age of 17.
MGA Is the Largest Privately Owned Toy Company in the World.
Sauce: https://www.forbes.com/profile/isaac-larian/#ff9e43a4ba85
After graduating from California State University, Los Angeles in civil engineering,[1][2] he started an import-export business[2] with his brother Fred in 1979 after his plans to return to Iran were ended by the 1979 Iranian Revolution.[2] They then re-positioned the business into consumer electronics.[2]
In 1987, they became a distributor for Nintendo and in 1993, they became a licensee for the "Power Rangers."[1]
In 1997, toys became their focus and they had their first internal success with the Singing Bouncy Baby.[2]
In 1998, he changed his company’s name to MGA Entertainment.[7]
In 2001, MGA developed the "Bratz" doll. In 2005, Bratz sales totaled $800 million well ahead of their main rival, Barbie with $445 million in sales.[2]
On April 13th,2018 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.[12]
Sauce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Larian