Directing
Genndy Tartakovsky
Born 1970-01-17
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Department: Directing
Biography
Genndy Tartakovsky is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist. He is the creator of the animated television series Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and Primal on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. He is also known for co-creating Sym-Bionic Titan and directing the animated Hotel Transylvania film trilogy. Additionally, Tartakovsky was a pivotal crew member of The Powerpuff Girls, and worked on other series such as 2 Stupid Dogs and Batman: The Animated Series.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Genndy Tartakovsky
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Iron Man 2
2010
TMDB3.5
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Hotel Transylvania
2012
TMDB3.5
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Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
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Priest
2011
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Teen Titans Go!
2013
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Primal
2019
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The Powerpuff Girls
1998
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Dexter's Laboratory
1996
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (107 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania | Executive Producer | Movie | 2027 |
 | Fixed | Additional Voices (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
| Fixed | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| Fixed | Story | Movie | 2025 |
| Fixed | Screenplay | Movie | 2025 |
 | Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Director | TV Series | 2023 |
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Writer | TV Series | 2023 |
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 2023 |
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | Other | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Blobby (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Story | Movie | 2022 |
| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Screenplay | Movie | 2022 |
| Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short | Blobby / Puppy Blobby (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
| Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Primal: Tales of Savagery | Director | Movie | 2019 |
 | Primal | Writer | TV Series | 2019 |
| Primal | Director | TV Series | 2019 |
| Primal | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
| Primal | Story | TV Series | 2019 |
| Primal | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 2019 |
| Primal | Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Blobby / Blobby Baby / Puppy Blobby (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Writer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
| Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | Writer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Puppy! | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| Puppy! | Writer | Movie | 2017 |
 | TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Director | Movie | 2015 |
 | Popeye Sneak Peek | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | Teen Titans Go! | Characters | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Goodnight, Mr. Foot | Director | Movie | 2012 |
| Goodnight, Mr. Foot | Animation | Movie | 2012 |
| Goodnight, Mr. Foot | Writer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Hotel Transylvania | Director | Movie | 2012 |
 | Priest | Animation | Movie | 2011 |
 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Writer | TV Series | 2010 |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | Director | TV Series | 2010 |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | Producer | TV Series | 2010 |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | Creator | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Iron Man 2 | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares? | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | Maruined | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| Maruined | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
 | How to Eat Fried Worms | Opening Title Sequence | Movie | 2006 |
 | Korgoth of Barbaria | Director | Movie | 2006 |
 | Korgoth of Barbaria | Creator | TV Series | 2006 |
| Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga | Self | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | Director | TV Series | 2003 |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | Producer | TV Series | 2003 |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | Story | TV Series | 2003 |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | Writer | TV Series | 2003 |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | Creator | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Duck Dodgers | Cyber Pirate of the Future (voice) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch | Director | Movie | 2002 |
| Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch | Executive Producer | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Animation Director | Movie | 2002 |
| Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch | Animation | Movie | 2002 |
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Director of Photography | Movie | 2002 |
| Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Supervising Producer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Samurai Jack | Director | TV Series | 2001 |
| Samurai Jack | Writer | TV Series | 2001 |
| Samurai Jack | Producer | TV Series | 2001 |
| Samurai Jack | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2001 |
| Samurai Jack | Story | TV Series | 2001 |
| Samurai Jack | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 2001 |
| Samurai Jack | Creator | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Foe Paws | Animation Director | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper | Supervising Producer | Movie | 2000 |
 | Samurai Jack: Digital Animation Test | Director | Movie | 2000 |
 | Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip | Director | Movie | 1999 |
| Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 1999 |
| Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip | Story | Movie | 1999 |
 | Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys | Supervising Producer | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Powerpuff Girls | Director | TV Series | 1998 |
| The Powerpuff Girls | Producer | TV Series | 1998 |
| The Powerpuff Girls | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Cow and Chicken | Writer | TV Series | 1997 |
| Cow and Chicken | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Buy One, Get One Free | Color Timer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Dexter's Laboratory | Writer | TV Series | 1996 |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Director | TV Series | 1996 |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Producer | TV Series | 1996 |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Storyboard | TV Series | 1996 |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1996 |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Creator | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Dexter's Laboratory: The Big Sister | Director | Movie | 1996 |
| Dexter's Laboratory: The Big Sister | Writer | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Powerpuff Girls: Crime 101 | Animation Director | Movie | 1996 |
 | What a Cartoon! | Director | TV Series | 1995 |
| What a Cartoon! | Writer | TV Series | 1995 |
| What a Cartoon! | Creator | TV Series | 1995 |
| What a Cartoon! | Animation Director | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Dexter's Laboratory | Director | Movie | 1995 |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Writer | Movie | 1995 |
 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | 2 Stupid Dogs | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 1993 |
| 2 Stupid Dogs | Animation Director | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Black Knight | Director | Movie | — |
| Black Knight | Writer | Movie | — |
 | Dial M for Monkey | Creator | TV Series | — |
 | Conan The Barbarian | Creator | TV Series | — |