Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky
Background information
Born	January 17, 1970 (age 52) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian-American
Occupation	Animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Dawn David ​(2000–present)​
Children	3

Genndy Tartakovsky is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist. He is best known as the creator of various animated television series on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, including Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, Primal, and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal.

He co-created Sym-Bionic Titan and directed the first three films in the Hotel Transylvania series. Additionally, he was a pivotal crew member of The Powerpuff Girls and worked on other series such as 2 Stupid Dogs and Batman: The Animated Series. Tartakovsky is known for his unique animation style, including fast-paced action and minimal dialogue.

Throughout his career, Tartakovsky has won five Emmy Awards (3 Primetime and 2 Creative Arts), three Annie Awards, one WAC Winner, one OIAF Award, one Winsor McCay Award, among other nominations for his works.

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Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes
2002	The Powerpuff Girls Movie	Animation director
2006	How to Eat Fried Worms	Animation supervisor

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1991	Tiny Toon Adventures "Henny Youngman Day"	Assistant animator (uncredited)
1992–1993	Batman: The Animated Series	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1993–1995	2 Stupid Dogs	Animation director, storyboard artist and director
1996–2003	Dexter's Laboratory	Creator, director (1996–1999, 2003), writer, storyboard artist, producer, executive producer (2001–2003), recording director, and character designer
1998	Cow and Chicken "Cow's Pies"	Story and storyboard artist
1998–2002	The Powerpuff Girls	Supervising producer (season 1–4), writer, recording director, storyboard artist and director (season 1–3)
1999	Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip	Television film Director, supervising producer, story, creator and storyboard artist
2000	Foe Paws	Animation director, animation layout and supervising producer
2000	Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? "Pilot"	Supervising producer
2001	The Flintstones: On the Rocks	Television film Supervising producer
2001–2017	Samurai Jack	Creator, director, writer, storyboard artist, story, sheet timer, voice director, producer and executive producer
2003	Duck Dodgers "Samurai Quack"	Voice actor as himself
2003–2004	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Supervising producer
2003–2005	Star Wars: Clone Wars	Creator, story, producer and director
2004	Periwinkle Around the World "Pilot"	Producer, director and sheets
2006	Korgoth of Barbaria "Pilot"	Animation director
2008	Maruined "Pilot"	Creator
2010–2011	Sym-Bionic Titan	Co-creator, director, story, storyboard artist, writer, voice director and executive producer
2013	Steven Universe "Pilot"	Timing director
2019–present	Primal	Creator, director, storyboard artist, story, writer, voice director and executive producer
2023–present	Unicorn: Warriors Eternal	Creator and executive producer