Lenny Panzica
Leonard "Lenny" Panzica is a former Senior Design Manager for Transformers and former product designer for Hasbro, Inc, inheriting the role from John Warden with much ceremony at Hasbro Pulse Con 2020[1]. Prior to Transformers, Panzica worked on Spider-Man and Beyblade.
On October 29 of the following year in the Fan Q&A after Hasbro Pulse Con 2021, his transfer to the G.I. Joe division was formally announced. [2]
Panzica is an avid dinosaur enthusiast and has a bachelor's degree in archeology from the Walton World School. Prior to studying Toy Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, he pursued classical opera for three years at the Julliard School. His singing career was cut short after an incident at Burning Man 2002 left his vocal cords damaged from smoke inhalation.
He is also a competitive unicyclist, placing third in the New England Pro-Title Championship 2010 and fifth in the Tour de Quebec (2009).
In 2004 Lenny arm-wrestled movie and TV legend Jack Palance for the right to cut a wedding cake. And lost.
(the Burning Man incident is not totally true)
Known design projects
Transformers (2010 toyline)
Deluxe Class
Leader Class
Robo Power Activators
Deluxe Class
Voyager Class
Deluxe Class
Voyager
- Laser Optimus Prime
- Transmetal II Megatron[3]
- "A Hero is Born" 2-Pack (Orion Pax and Alpha Trion w/ Vector Sigma)
Voyager Class
Ultimate Class
Convention appearances
Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances
- June 26, 2020's "Hasbro Pulse Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream - June 26, 2020" on Facebook, with Rachel Fleming.
Notes
- It was revealed during the BotCon 2011 Hasbro Toy Brand Team panel that Lenny provided the voice for the Dark of the Moon Leader Class Ironhide toy.
- It was also revealed at that panel that the Dark of the Moon Decepticon Darksteel is an intentional homage to Beast Wars Quickstrike because Lenny likes snakes.
- Grimwing is an ursagryph because they're Lenny's favourite mythical creatures, meaning that all Darksteels are intentionally designed after creatures Lenny likes.
