Genndy Tartakovsky
Directing Born Jan 17, 1970 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia] 107 credits
Biography
Genndy Tartakovsky is a Russian-American animator and director known for creating Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and Primal on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. He co-created Sym-Bionic Titan and directed the Hotel Transylvania film trilogy. Tartakovsky contributed to The Powerpuff Girls as a pivotal crew member and worked on series including 2 Stupid Dogs and Batman: The Animated Series. His roles span directing, producing, screenwriting, storyboarding, and comic book creation.
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Career timeline
The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania · Executive Producer
FixedFixed · DirectorFixed · StoryFixed · Screenplay
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal · Executive ProducerUnicorn: Warriors Eternal · DirectorUnicorn: Warriors Eternal · Storyboard ArtistUnicorn: Warriors Eternal · WriterUnicorn: Warriors Eternal · Other
Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaHotel Transylvania: Transformania · StoryHotel Transylvania: Transformania · ScreenplayHotel Transylvania: Transformania · Executive Producer
Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania ShortMonster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short · Producer
Primal · WriterPrimal · Storyboard ArtistPrimal · DirectorPrimal · Executive ProducerPrimal · Storyboard
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation · DirectorHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation · Writer
Puppy! · DirectorPuppy! · WriterSamurai Jack: The Premiere Movie · Executive ProducerSamurai Jack: The Premiere Movie · DirectorSamurai Jack: The Premiere Movie · Writer
Hotel Transylvania 2 · DirectorTV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Teen Titans Go! · Characters
Hotel Transylvania · DirectorGoodnight, Mr. Foot · DirectorGoodnight, Mr. Foot · AnimationGoodnight, Mr. Foot · Writer
Priest · Animation
Iron Man 2 · Storyboard ArtistSym-Bionic Titan · WriterSym-Bionic Titan · DirectorSym-Bionic Titan · ProducerSym-Bionic Titan · Creator
Maruined · DirectorMaruined · WriterThe Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?
How to Eat Fried Worms · Opening Title SequenceKorgoth of Barbaria · DirectorKorgoth of Barbaria · Creator
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
Duck DodgersStar Wars: Clone Wars · DirectorStar Wars: Clone Wars · ProducerStar Wars: Clone Wars · StoryStar Wars: Clone Wars · Writer
The Powerpuff Girls Movie · Animation DirectorThe Powerpuff Girls Movie · Director of PhotographyThe Flintstones: On the Rocks · Supervising ProducerDexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch · DirectorDexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch · Storyboard
Samurai Jack · DirectorSamurai Jack · ProducerSamurai Jack · WriterSamurai Jack · StorySamurai Jack · Executive Producer
Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? · Supervising ProducerSamurai Jack: Digital Animation Test · DirectorThe Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper · Supervising ProducerFoe Paws · Animation Director
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip · DirectorDexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip · Storyboard ArtistDexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip · StoryUncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys · Supervising Producer
The Powerpuff Girls · DirectorThe Powerpuff Girls · ProducerThe Powerpuff Girls · Storyboard
Cow and Chicken · WriterCow and Chicken · Storyboard
Dexter's Laboratory · WriterDexter's Laboratory · DirectorDexter's Laboratory · ProducerDexter's Laboratory · StoryboardDexter's Laboratory · Creator
What a Cartoon! · DirectorWhat a Cartoon! · WriterWhat a Cartoon! · CreatorWhat a Cartoon! · Animation DirectorDexter's Laboratory · Director
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
2 Stupid Dogs · Storyboard Artist2 Stupid Dogs · Animation Director
Full filmography
- The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania (2027) Executive Producer
- Fixed (2025) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Fixed (2025) Director
- Fixed (2025) Story
- Fixed (2025) Screenplay
- Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023) Executive Producer
- Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023) Director
- Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023) Storyboard Artist
- Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023) Writer
- Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023) Other
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) as Blobby (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) Story
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) Screenplay
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) Executive Producer
- Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2021) as Blobby / Puppy Blobby (voice)
- Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2021) Producer
- Primal (2019) Writer
- Primal (2019) Storyboard Artist
- Primal (2019) Director
- Primal (2019) Executive Producer
- Primal (2019) Storyboard
- Primal (2019) Story
- Primal (2019) Creator
- Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019) Director
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) as Blobby / Blobby Baby / Puppy Blobby (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) Director
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) Writer
- Puppy! (2017) Director
- Puppy! (2017) Writer
- Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017) Executive Producer
- Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017) Director
- Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017) Writer
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Director
- TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special (2015) as Self
- Teen Titans Go! (2013) Characters
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) Director
- Goodnight, Mr. Foot (2012) Director
- Goodnight, Mr. Foot (2012) Animation
- Goodnight, Mr. Foot (2012) Writer
- Priest (2011) Animation
- Iron Man 2 (2010) Storyboard Artist
- Sym-Bionic Titan (2010) Writer
- Sym-Bionic Titan (2010) Director
- Sym-Bionic Titan (2010) Producer
- Sym-Bionic Titan (2010) Creator
- Maruined (2009) Director
- Maruined (2009) Writer
- The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares? (2009) as Self
- How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) Opening Title Sequence
- Korgoth of Barbaria (2006) Director
- Korgoth of Barbaria (2006) Creator
- Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga (2005) as Self
- Duck Dodgers (2003) as Cyber Pirate of the Future (voice)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) Director
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) Producer
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) Story
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) Writer
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) Creator
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) Animation Director
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) Director of Photography
- The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2002) Supervising Producer
- Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch (2002) Director
- Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch (2002) Storyboard
- Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch (2002) Executive Producer
- Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch (2002) Animation
- Samurai Jack (2001) Director
- Samurai Jack (2001) Producer
- Samurai Jack (2001) Writer
- Samurai Jack (2001) Story
- Samurai Jack (2001) Executive Producer
- Samurai Jack (2001) Storyboard
- Samurai Jack (2001) Creator
- Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? (2000) Supervising Producer
- Samurai Jack: Digital Animation Test (2000) Director
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper (2000) Supervising Producer
- Foe Paws (2000) Animation Director
- Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999) Director
- Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999) Storyboard Artist
- Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999) Story
- Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys (1999) Supervising Producer
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998) Director
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998) Producer
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998) Storyboard
- Cow and Chicken (1997) Writer
- Cow and Chicken (1997) Storyboard
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996) Writer
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996) Director
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996) Producer
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996) Storyboard
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996) Creator
- Dexter's Laboratory: The Big Sister (1996) Director
- Dexter's Laboratory: The Big Sister (1996) Writer
- Buy One, Get One Free (1996) Color Timer
- The Powerpuff Girls: Crime 101 (1996) Animation Director
- What a Cartoon! (1995) Director
- What a Cartoon! (1995) Writer
- What a Cartoon! (1995) Creator
- What a Cartoon! (1995) Animation Director
- Dexter's Laboratory (1995) Director
- Dexter's Laboratory (1995) Writer
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
- 2 Stupid Dogs (1993) Storyboard Artist
- 2 Stupid Dogs (1993) Animation Director
- Black Knight Director
- Black Knight Writer
- CONAN THE BARBARIAN Creator
- Dial M for Monkey Creator