Genndy Tartakovsky
Genndy Tartakovsky | |
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Tartakovsky at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2018 | |
| Born | Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky January 17, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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Dawn David (m. 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
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Gennady Borisovich "Genndy" Tartakovsky (/ˈɡɛndi ˌtɑːrtəˈkɒfski/ ⓘ; born January 17, 1970) is a Soviet-born American animator, screenwriter, film producer, and director. 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.
For Sony Pictures Animation, he directed the first three films and wrote the fourth film in the Hotel Transylvania series, and is currently directing two adult animated films for the studio, Fixed and Black Knight. 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 well known for his unique animation style, including fast-paced action, horror elements and minimal dialogue.
Throughout his career, Tartakovsky has won five Emmy Awards, three Annie Awards, one WAC Winner, one OIAF Award, and one Winsor McCay Award, among other nominations for his works.