Genndy Tartakovsky
CountryRussian Federation 
GenderMale
BirthdayJan 17, 1970
BiographyGennady Borisovich "Genndy" Tartakovsky ( ; born January 17, 1970) is a Russian-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, directed the adult animated film Fixed, and is currently directing another adult animated film for the studio, Black Knight.
Tartakovsky is widely considered to be among the most influential artists and storytellers in the history of animation. Much of his work is well known for its unique animation, visual spectacle, and distinctive narrative style, including fast-paced action, meditative adventures, physical comedy and slapstick, elements of horror and romance, minimal dialogue, and genre-blending (e.g., science fantasy). Throughout his career, Tartakovsky has won five Emmy Awards, three Annie Awards, a World Animation Conference Award, an OIAF Award, and the Winsor McCay Award, among other nominations for his works. According to Animation World Network, "the name 'Genndy Tartakovsky' carries considerable cultural weight...[he's] helped shape some of animation's most memorable and impactful series".
Biography from the Wikipedia article Genndy Tartakovsky. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tartakovsky is widely considered to be among the most influential artists and storytellers in the history of animation. Much of his work is well known for its unique animation, visual spectacle, and distinctive narrative style, including fast-paced action, meditative adventures, physical comedy and slapstick, elements of horror and romance, minimal dialogue, and genre-blending (e.g., science fantasy). Throughout his career, Tartakovsky has won five Emmy Awards, three Annie Awards, a World Animation Conference Award, an OIAF Award, and the Winsor McCay Award, among other nominations for his works. According to Animation World Network, "the name 'Genndy Tartakovsky' carries considerable cultural weight...[he's] helped shape some of animation's most memorable and impactful series".
Biography from the Wikipedia article Genndy Tartakovsky. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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