Brian Lacey (entertainment executive)

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Brian Lacey
Alma mater Saint Michael's College (VT)
Clark University
OccupationEntertainment executive
Known forFounder of Lacey Entertainment
Website www.laceyentertainment.com

Brian Lacey is the president and founder of Lacey Entertainment, [1] a New York-based television company.

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Career

Early career

In the mid-1980s, Lacey served as Vice-President and General Manager of World Events Productions, an American company specializing in animation and international distribution. [2]

In 1989, Lacey co-founded Zodiac Entertainment with Peter Keefe. The company was a television production and marketing venture formed in partnership with Central Independent Television of the UK. Zodiac Entertainment produced several animated television series, including Widget , Mr. Bogus , and Twinkle, the Dream Being . [3] [4] In 1993, Lacey left the company following its decision to cease production operations. [5]

In 1994, Lacey founded Lacey Entertainment, a television marketing and distribution company. [6]

4Kids Entertainment

In 1993, Lacey joined 4Kids Entertainment as an International Sales Consultant, where he worked on global distribution and marketing for the Pokémon anime series. [7] Lacey was also involved with the distribution of many other children's animated television series, including Yu-Gi-Oh! and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . From 2003 to 2012, Lacey served as the vice-president International for 4Kids Entertainment. [8] [9]

Lacey was the executive producer and global distributor of Shin-chan during the early 2000s. Lacey also served as co-executive producer for the young children's series The Mr. Men Show . [10] [ citation needed ]

Personal life

Brian Lacey graduated from Saint Michael's College, Vermont in 1972. [11] He was awarded an honorary doctorate by St. Michael's College in 2017. [12]

Lacey is also the founder and director of the Kilkea Foundation, a non-profit foundation that supports college scholarship programs. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Filmography" New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Sap Children of Imagination, Rob Them of Play : Experts Give an 'F' to High-Tech Toys" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  3. ↑ "MAKING A DIFFERENCE; Catching On in Cartoons" New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Drawing a Niche in Cartoons" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Keefe, Lacey to ankle Zodiac Ent." Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Lacey Entertainment" . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "North American Pokemon penetration imminent" Kid Screen. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  8. ↑ "Summit Speakers" Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Kid Screen Summit. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  9. ↑ www.sec.gov https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58592/000005859208000015/def14proxy123107.htm . Retrieved 2026-01-15.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "Euro toons fit FCC mandates" Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  11. ↑ "Brian Lacey '72 Fellowships will support experiences in Ghana, Samoa" . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Joint Chiefs chairman to speak at St. Michael's" Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  13. ↑ "Lacey award helps student study Tanzania water issues" SMC News. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
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