Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky (/ˈdʒɛndi/; born Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky, Russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский;[1] January 17, 1970) is a Russian-American animator, director and producer. He is best known for creating the Cartoon Network animated television series Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Star Wars: Clone Wars and co-creating Sym-Bionic Titan. In 2011, Tartakovsky joined Sony Pictures Animation, where he directed his feature film debut Hotel Transylvania,[2] and its sequel, Hotel Transylvania 2.[3] Although his Russian name Геннадий is normally transliterated as Gennady or Gennadiy, he changed its spelling to Genndy after moving to the US.[1]

He is also creator of the Nickelodeon original series, Music Stars!.