Tartakovsky (; born
Gennady Borisovich Tartakovsky, ; 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, and its sequel,
Hotel Transylvania 2.