--- name: "Genndy Tartakovsky" canonical: "https://film.one/person/genndy-tartakovsky" fi1m_id: "genndy-tartakovsky" imdb_id: "nm0850733" tmdb_id: 185438 wikidata_id: "Q347111" roles: ["Director","Writer"] born: "17 January 1970" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 57 average_as: "director" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-05T14:40:08.961817+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Genndy Tartakovsky ## Identity Genndy Tartakovsky - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/genndy-tartakovsky - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** genndy-tartakovsky - **IMDb ID:** nm0850733 - **TMDB ID:** 185438 - **Wikidata ID:** Q347111 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genndy_Tartakovsky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q347111, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850733/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/185438 Director and writer. Born 17 January 1970 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. ## Details - **Work:** Director, Writer - **Born:** 17 January 1970, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia] - **Active:** 2010–2018 - **Also known as:** جيندي تارتاكوفسكي - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 directing, 1 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Adam Sandler](https://film.one/person/adam-sandler.md), [Andy Samberg](https://film.one/person/andy-samberg.md), [Selena Gomez](https://film.one/person/selena-gomez.md), [Michelle Murdocca](https://film.one/person/michelle-murdocca.md), [Kevin James](https://film.one/person/kevin-james.md), [Robert Smigel](https://film.one/person/robert-smigel.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 57, as director, over 3 titles - **Fi1m against the critics:** 57 to 53 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Animation 3, Comedy 3, Family 3, Fantasy 3 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,360m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genndy_Tartakovsky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q347111, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850733/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/185438 ## Coming up - *The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania* (2027-10-07), Executive Producer ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation*](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation.md) (64), [*Hotel Transylvania 2*](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-2.md) (52) - **The Roku Channel:** [*Hotel Transylvania*](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania.md) (54) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Genndy Tartakovsky is a Russian-American animator, director, writer and producer. Born in Moscow in 1970, he studied at the California Institute of the Arts before beginning his career in animation. He created the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory (1996) and Samurai Jack (2001), and directed the feature films Hotel Transylvania (2012), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), on which he also wrote. He has received Emmy Awards for his work on Star Wars: Clone Wars and Samurai Jack. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, sonypicturesanimation.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Directed (3) — the average rests on these - *Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation* (2018), Fi1m 64, as Blobby / Blobby Baby / Puppy Blobby (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation.md) - *Hotel Transylvania 2* (2015), Fi1m 52, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-2.md) - *Hotel Transylvania* (2012), Fi1m 54, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania.md) ### Crew (1) - *Iron Man 2* (2010), Fi1m 56, Storyboard Artist — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md) ## Complete filmography (45) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania* (2027), Executive Producer - *Fixed* (2025), as Additional Voices (voice) · Director, Story, Screenplay - *Unicorn: Warriors Eternal* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Other - *Hotel Transylvania: Transformania* (2022), as Blobby (voice) · Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer - *Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short* (2021), as Blobby / Puppy Blobby (voice) · Producer - *Primal: Tales of Savagery* (2019), Director - *Primal* (2019), series, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Story, Storyboard Artist, Creator - *Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation* (2018), as Blobby / Blobby Baby / Puppy Blobby (voice) · Director, Writer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation.md) - *Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie* (2017), Executive Producer, Director, Writer - *Puppy!* (2017), Director, Writer - *Hotel Transylvania 2* (2015), Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania-2.md) - *Popeye Sneak Peek* (2014), Director - *Teen Titans Go!* (2013), series, Characters - *Goodnight, Mr. Foot* (2012), Director, Animation, Writer - *Hotel Transylvania* (2012), Director — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/hotel-transylvania.md) - *Priest* (2011), Animation - *Sym-Bionic Titan* (2010), series, Writer, Director, Producer, Creator - *Iron Man 2* (2010), Storyboard Artist — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md) - *Maruined* (2009), Writer, Director - *How to Eat Fried Worms* (2006), Opening Title Sequence - *Korgoth of Barbaria* (2006), series, Creator - *Korgoth of Barbaria* (2006), Director - *Star Wars: Clone Wars* (2003), series, Director, Producer, Story, Writer, Creator - *Duck Dodgers* (2003), series, as Cyber Pirate of the Future (voice) - *The Powerpuff Girls Movie* (2002), Animation Director, Director of Photography - *Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch* (2002), Director, Executive Producer, Animation, Storyboard Artist - *The Flintstones: On the Rocks* (2002), Supervising Producer - *Samurai Jack* (2001), series, Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Story, Storyboard Artist, Creator - *Foe Paws* (2000), Animation Director - *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper* (2000), Supervising Producer - *Samurai Jack: Digital Animation Test* (2000), Director - *Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip* (1999), Director, Storyboard Artist, Story - *Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys* (1999), Supervising Producer - *The Powerpuff Girls* (1998), series, Director, Producer, Storyboard Artist - *Cow and Chicken* (1997), series, Writer, Storyboard Artist - *Buy One, Get One Free* (1996), as Color Timer - *Dexter's Laboratory* (1996), series, Writer, Director, Producer, Storyboard, Executive Producer, Creator - *Dexter's Laboratory: The Big Sister* (1996), Writer, Director - *The Powerpuff Girls: Crime 101* (1996), Animation Director - *What a Cartoon!* (1995), series, Director, Writer, Creator, Animation Director - *Dexter's Laboratory* (1995), Director, Writer - *2 Stupid Dogs* (1993), series, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director - *Conan The Barbarian*, series, Creator - *Black Knight*, Director, Writer - *Dial M for Monkey*, series, Creator ## Gallery - ![Genndy Tartakovsky](https://film.one/media/person/1072727/gallery-46be6271f37e.jpg) Genndy Tartakovsky — Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Genndy_Tartakovsky_2023_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Genndy Tartakovsky](https://film.one/media/person/1072727/gallery-0768f0746659.jpg) Genndy Tartakovsky — Image via TMDB - ![Genndy Tartakovsky](https://film.one/media/person/1072727/gallery-4fc39001b475.jpg) Genndy Tartakovsky — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Winsor McCay Award 2006: Winsor McCay Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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