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Genndy Tartakovsky (born January 17, 1970) 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.

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Interesting facts

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    Tartakovsky was born into a Jewish family. His father, Boris, worked as a dentist for officials in the government and for the USSR hockey team. His mother, Miriam, worked at a school.

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    Full name - Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky.

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    Until the age of seven, Tartakovsky was called Gennady, and when his family moved to the US, his name was shortened to Genndy.

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