Genndy Tartakovsky — animator (dexter) with roots in the USSR
Genndy Tartakovsky is a Russian-born American animator and director who created some of the most celebrated animated series in television history — Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and Primal. His signature cinematic style, influenced by classic Japanese animation, revolutionised American television animation.
Tracing the roots — Moscow
Born in Moscow in 1970, Tartakovsky emigrated with his family to Chicago at age seven. His Soviet childhood — absorbing the visual culture of Russian cinema and animation — combined with American pop culture to produce a distinctive aesthetic that defined Cartoon Network's golden age.
Moscow. At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
A career defined by ambition
"Animation is not a genre. It is a medium. You can tell any story in animation."