Genndy Tartakovsky

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Genndy Borisovich Tartakovsky is a cartoonist made famous for his first project, Dexter's Laboratory, and is the creator of Samurai Jack. Born in Russia, he came to the U.S. as a child and when he was a young man, he studied at CalArts to learn animation. Before working at Cartoon Network, his first job in animation was on an episode of Tiny Toons Adventures (the show that would later succeed to the Animaniacs). His first job at Cartoon Network was on 2 Stupid Dogs (created by Donovan Cook) and since the has been one of the pioneers of Cartoon Cartoons (others include Craig McCracken, Rob Renzetti, John R. Dilworth, Danny Antonucci, Max Atoms, David Feiss, Van Partible, and so on). Genndy also helped out on The Powerpuff Girls, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Star Wars: Clone Wars (not related to the 3D animated series), and Duck Dodgers. The most recent show he made for Cartoon Network is Sym-Bionic Titan, which he proclaims to be "the most challenging project I have ever done." He wanted to do a second season, but CN cancelled the show because it "didn't have enough toys conncted to it." Other than shows, Genndy is also involved in movies. He served as an animation director in The Powerpuff Girls Movie and How to Eat Fried Worms. And in 2012, he made his thearetical debut as dircetor with Hotel Transylvania, a film which centers around Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler in a strong accent) as he manges a hotel for monsters. Currently, he is set to direct a 3D animated film based on Popeye the Sailor and he's planning to finish the film adaption of Samurai Jack.