Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky (born 17 January 1970) is a Russian-American animator, writer and director known for creating shows on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim such as "Dexter's Laboratory", "Samurai Jack", "" and directing the first three "Hotel Transylvania" movies.
Tartakovsky was born Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky (Russian: Геннадий Борисович Тартаковский ) on January 17, 1970, in Moscow, to Jewish parents. His father, Boris, worked as a dentist for government officials and the Soviet Union national ice hockey team.
Early life.
Genndy Tartakovsky was born in Moscow, Russia. He and his family moved to Chicago to escape communism. Genndy became a cartoonist and educated at CalArts. His favorite movies is "Young Frankenstein", "Star Wars", "The Naked Gun" and "James Bond". His favorite music artists is XTC, Devo and Oingo Boingo.
Career.
He would create "Dexter's Laboratory" at Cartoon Network. He worked alongside Craig McCracken to help him with "The Powerpuff Girls". The success of both cartoons helped Genndy create "Samurai Jack" for the same broadcasting company. George Lucas contacted Genndy to make a "Star Wars" cartoon while doing "Samurai Jack". Genndy shifted work between Adult Swim and Sony Pictures Animation. He directed the first three "Hotel Transylvania" movies and made a fifth season of "Samurai Jack" on Adult Swim. He would later create Primal, a prehistoric animated show with no spoken speech.