Brian Lacey is an American entertainment executive best known for being involved in the creation, production, and marketing of original programs for the U.S. and international marketplace.
[1] Active in the entertainment industry for over thirty years, Lacey has distributed and/or produced over 3,200 episodes of television programming to over 100 countries in most all genres, including some of the biggest children's hit series in the past three decades.
From mid 2003 through mid 2012, Lacey served as Executive Vice President International for 4Kids Entertainment, managing worldwide TV and video placement of all program content, including Dinosaur King, Kirby, Cubix, One Piece and others, as well as assisting in structuring co-production arrangements, including the colorful Viva Pinata comedy series and the Chaotic action adventure series, executed with YTV and Teletoon Canada respectively, as Canadian co-venture productions.
[12] As principal of Zodiac, Lacey engineered all international television and home video marketing and sales activities and spearheaded the successful US syndication of the company's three properties.
[13] Zodiac's programs became an entertainment staple for children throughout the world, including major Pay TV services, network, cable and satellite broadcasters.
During his tenure with World Events, Lacey helped launch worldwide the action-adventure kids animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which became one of the most successful merchandise licensed properties of the decade.
Working closely with Peter Keefe, the creative force behind the Voltron phenomenon, the next US syndicated hit to be launched was Denver the Last Dinosaur, an entirely original fresh comedy series.
Lacey is a summa cum laude graduate of Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he was recognized as a Rhodes Scholar finalist in the New England region.