 In 2004, Lestz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.As President of the Paramount Studio Group, Lestz transformed the studio operations from a several million dollar per year loss leader into a $50 million per year profit center by developing over of new facilities on the lot.This development included updating the studio's sound stages to attract television productions such as "Entertainment Tonight" and "Dr. Phil" and expanding the post production capacity of the studio fivefold.