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 serie...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Fixed
2025
Writer, Director, Story
Bull, an average, all-around good dog, discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning! As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull re...

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
as Blobby (voice)
When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnn...

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer
When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnn...

Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short
2021
as Blobby / Puppy Blobby (voice)
Drac tries out some new monster pets to help occupy Tinkles for playtime.

Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short
2021
Producer
Drac tries out some new monster pets to help occupy Tinkles for playtime.

Primal: Tales of Savagery
2019
Director
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendsh...

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
as Blobby / Blobby Baby / Puppy Blobby (voice)
Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s capt...

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
Director, Writer
Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s capt...

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
A small boy is sent away from his village. He is to be trained as a samurai warrior and return to fight the evil shapeshifter, Aku, who has wreaked ha...

Puppy!
2017
Director, Writer
The residents of Hotel Transylvania find their world turned upside-down when youngster Dennis gets a surprise monster-sized pet.

TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
as Self
The top 40 funniest cartoon characters are showcased in this TV special, as determined by a Nielsen viewers' survey.

Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
Director
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of sup...

Goodnight, Mr. Foot
2012
Director, Animation
Bigfoot checks into Hotel Transylvania to get some sleep but keeps getting disturbed by a zealous witch maid.

Hotel Transylvania
2012
Director
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One spe...

Priest
2011
Animation
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with...

The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?
2009
as Self
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the "Powerpuff Girls" series, the cast and crew reminisce about the cartoon's development and history.

Maruined
2009
Writer, Director
Two siblings become trapped on a deserted island full of danger with a strange hippopotamus/dog hybrid as their pet and protector.

How to Eat Fried Worms
2006
Opening Title Sequence
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance...

Korgoth of Barbaria
2006
Director
In a dark future wasteland, the great cities have risen and fallen, primordial beasts have reclaimed the wilderness and thieves and savages populate s...
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
2005
as Self
A short documentary on the making of the Cartoon Network's Clone Wars micro series, specifically the final 5 episodes.

Chicken Scratch
2002
Director, Storyboard, Executive Producer
When Dexter gets the chicken pox, Dee Dee tells him that if he scratches he'll turn into a chicken. Dexter strives against the elements of nature to n...

The Powerpuff Girls Movie
2002
Animation Director, Director of Photography
After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of superpowered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's p...

The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002
Supervising Producer
With their marriage on the rocks, Fred and Wilma take a holiday together to rekindle the fire in their relationship.

Foe Paws
2000
Animation Director
This cartoon follows the misadventures of an eccentric old woman who tries to replace her long lost children by dressing up her cat and dog in human c...

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper
2000
Supervising Producer
Billy's hamster turned 10 in human years, but was awaiting to see the Grim Reaper. Billy and his friend, Mandy challenge the Reaper to a game of limbo...

Samurai Jack: Digital Animation Test
2000
Director
Experience the genesis of Samurai Jack in a short animation test.

Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip
1999
Director, Storyboard Artist, Story
After Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it. They decla...

Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys
1999
Supervising Producer
This cartoon follows the journey of a wily unemployed geezer and his rag-tailed bunch of friends as they travel to the zoo to reunite Uncle Gus with h...

Dexter's Laboratory: The Big Sister
1996
Writer, Director
When boy genius, Dexter makes experimental cookies, his sister, Dee Dee eats one and turns into a giant.

The Powerpuff Girls: Crime 101
1996
Director, Animation Director
The Amoeba Boys want to be "bad guys" but they so don't know how. So they ask the Powerpuff Girls to show them.

Dexter's Laboratory: "Changes"
1995
Director, Writer
Dexter and Dee Dee wreck havok using Dexter's latest invention: a hand-held device that turns people into various animals. The short film that inspir...

Black Knight
N/A
Director, Writer
An epic action-adventure in the vein of Genndy Tartakovsky’s popular series Samurai Jack.