Information AboutGenndy Tartakovsky |
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Genndy Tartakovsky (, 1970 ) is a leading modern animator. His work is influenced heavily by American Comic Book s, Anime , and Pop Culture . EARLY LIFE Born in the Soviet Union , he moved to the United States when he was seven. EDUCATION Tartakovsky studied film at Chicago 's Columbia College and the California Institute Of The Arts . EARLY CAREER His early animation career consisted of in-betweening for various animated television shows, such as '''' and '' The Critic ''. He later got work drawing storyboards for Hanna-Barbera 's '' 2 Stupid Dogs ''. MAJOR WORKS Tartakovsky is most well known for creating, writing, and directing the '', a successful miniseries set in the '' Star Wars '' universe depicting the Clone Wars . ORPHANAGE STUDIOS Recently, Genndy has been made creative president of '' The Orphanage '', an animation studio fabricated of Lucasfilm veterans. The company hopes to one day rival animation giant Pixar , and believe that Genndy can get them there. Their first feature will be the sequel to the 1982 classic '' The Dark Crystal ''. It will be directed by Tartakovsky and is titled '' The Power Of The Dark Crystal ''. FUTURE PROJECTS He has also been pitching a cartoon series of Stephen King 's The Dark Tower to HBO . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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