Genndy Tartakovsky
Actor, Director, Writer, Executive producer
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Tartakovsky (ˈgɛndi_ˌtɑːrtəˈkɒfski; born Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky, Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский; January 17, 1970) is a Russian American animator, director, storyboard artist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the Cartoon Network animated television series Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Star Wars: Clone Wars.
He is also known for co-creating Sym-Bionic Titan and directing the animated feature films Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, Tartakovsky was a pivotal crew member of The Powerpuff Girls, and worked on other notable series such as Tiny Toon Adventures and Batman: The Animated Series.
Although his Russian name is normally transliterated as Gennady or Gennadiy, he changed its spelling to Genndy after moving to the US.
Tartakovsky (ˈgɛndi_ˌtɑːrtəˈkɒfski; born Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky, Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский; January 17, 1970) is a Russian American animator, director, storyboard artist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the Cartoon Network animated television series Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Star Wars: Clone Wars.
He is also known for co-creating Sym-Bionic Titan and directing the animated feature films Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, Tartakovsky was a pivotal crew member of The Powerpuff Girls, and worked on other notable series such as Tiny Toon Adventures and Batman: The Animated Series.
Although his Russian name is normally transliterated as Gennady or Gennadiy, he changed its spelling to Genndy after moving to the US.