Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky
Years active at Hanna-Barbera	1994-2001
Years active at Cartoon Network Studios	1995-present

Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (Russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский), commonly known as Genndy Tartakovsky, is an Russian-American animator, writer, producer, and director. He is known for creating shows on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim such as Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Primal. He is also known for directing the first three films of the Hotel Transylvania series for Sony Pictures Animation, as well as writing its fourth film. His first job in the entertainment industry was at Hanna-Barbera during the 1990s, of which Cartoon Network Studios was a division of prior to the former's closure in 2001.

Behind the Scenes

• Tartakovsky is a Star Wars fan, which was the reason why George Lucas invited him to create the Star Wars: Clone Wars miniseries in 2003.
• He cites the cartoons of Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, and Chuck Jones as one of his influences of his works. His love for Hanna-Barbera's old cartoons was another influence of his works, although when he got access to watch the tapes of their shows at his job on Cartoon Network, he found them to be too corny for him to enjoy as an adult the same way as he did when he was a child.
  • Back when they were working on Dexter's Laboratory, Craig McCracken had put a quote on Genndy's office door that said "Make the cartoons we thought we watched as kids".