Genndy tartakovsky works
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Tartakovsky, Genndy
Cartoon producer
Born in 1970, in Moscow, Russia; son of Boris (a dentist) and Miriam Tartakovsky; married Dawn David, 2000; children: Jacob. Education: Attended Columbia College, Chicago, IL; attended the California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
Addresses:
Office—Cartoon Network, 1050 Techwood Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318.
Career
Began animation career drawing for the Batman television series, c. 1991; served as creator/producer of cartoons for the cable channel Cartoon Network, including, Dexter's Laboratory, 1995—, Samurai Jack, 2001—, and Clone Wars, 2003—; served as supervising producer/director for the Powerpuff Girls, 1998—.
Sidelights
Since 1994, the Cartoon Network has remained among the top five ad–supported cable network channels. Part of that success is due to cartoon sensations like Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack, both brainchilds of Russian–born animator Genndy Tartakovsky. In fact, Tartakovsky has earned such a stellar reputation in the industry that Star Wars creator George Lucas tapped him to create a
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GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY
Genndy Tartakovsky is the director of Sony Pictures Animation’s first-ever R-rated comedy feature, “Fixed.” Widely regarded as a visionary in the animation industry, Tartakovsky made his feature film directorial debut in 2012 with Sony Pictures Animation's monster box office smash and Golden Globe® nominee, “Hotel Transylvania,” and went on to direct the sequels “Hotel Transylvania 2,” “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” and spin-off short films “Puppy!” and “Goodnight Mr. Foot,” in addition to serving as writer and executive producer for the 2021 release, “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.”
A 20-year veteran of the art, Tartakovsky has received an impressive 15 Primetime Emmy® Award nominations and been awarded three Emmys for work on the series “Star Wars: Clone Wars” and “Samurai Jack,” both for Cartoon Network. Named one of Variety's “50 to Watch” as a future leader in the entertainment industry, Tartakovsky has been called “one of the industry's rising stars” by People magazine and has been tapped as one of the most creati
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Genndy Tartakovsky was born and raised in Moscow, USSR. He and his family moved to Chicago, IL when he was 7 years old, after his father defected to the US. His interest in comic books and animation led him to study animation at CalArts in Los Angeles. While he was there he produced two student films, one of which was the basis of his series Dexter's Laboratory (1996). The character of Dee-Dee was inspired by his older brother Alex, who would often spoil younger brother Genndy's plans (as Dee-Dee does to Dexter). His first long form directing work was for the TV movie of the series, Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999). He also directed animation for his collaborator Craig McCracken on The Powerpuff Girls (1998) and The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002).
His most celebrated work was the epic animated series Samurai Jack (2001), featuring a time-traveling samurai in a battle of good vs. evil. He stopped work on the series to produce Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) as a direct story tie-in to the beginning of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). He then direct
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