Genndy Tartakovsky
Producer/Director

     Genndy Tartakovsky was hand-selected by legendary producer/director George Lucas and Lucasfilm Ltd. to create Star Wars: Clone Wars, a one-of-a-kind 20-episode “micro-series” that continues the saga where the live-action feature film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones left off. His new cartoon creation — the first-ever animated property involving the leading Star Wars characters — will cover the beginning of the Clone Wars, an epic civil war that pits the old Republic against a vast Separatist movement led by the forces of evil.

     In addition, Tartakovsky created the critically acclaimed animated series, Samurai Jack, as his follow-up project to the massive success of Dexter's Laboratory. Samurai Jack originated from his desire to create the best action-adventure cartoon ever. With Samurai Jack, Tartakovsky created an animated action television show that is cinematic in scope and that incorporates action, humor and intricate artistry. A two-time juried Primetime Emmy Award winner for layout and production design, Samurai Jack is currently in production on a total of 52 episodes.

      Named one of Variety's "50 To Watch" as a future leader in the entertainment industry, Genndy Tartakovsky served as creator/writer/director of Dexter's Laboratory and co-creator of "Dial M For Monkey" and "Justice Friends." Dexter's Laboratory, Tartakovsky’s first professional cartoon creation, has received four Emmy nominations and an Annie Award. Tartakovsky has been called "one of the industry's rising stars" by People and was tapped as one of the most creative people in entertainment when he was named to Entertainment Weekly's "It List" in 1999. A total of 78 episodes of Dexter’s Laboratory have been completed.

      Tartakovsky also served as a producer and director on Cartoon Network's Emmy-award winning series The Powerpuff Girls and as animation director for The Powerpuff Girls: The Movie.

      Tartakovsky was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, until his family moved to Chicago when he was seven years of age. After high school, Tartakovsky studied film at Chicago's Columbia College before moving to Los Angeles to study animation at Cal Arts. At Cal Arts he wrote, directed, produced and animated two student films. One of his student films, which was selected for the Cal Arts Producers Show, was the basis for Dexter’s Laboratory.

Paul Rudish
Art Director

     Paul Rudish developed an interest in the arts at an early age. Growing-up in Kansas City, Missouri, Rudish was encouraged to explore his artistic side by his father, a designer for Hallmark greeting cards. In 1987, Rudish headed west to attend the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA. Rudish, serving as both a storyboard artist and art director, was an instrumental part of series such as Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack.

Scott Wills
Art Director

Scott Wills started his career in the mid ‘80s as a billboard painter and starving illustrator. In his spare time he worked on fine art paintings and photography. In 1991, he was hired as a background painter on The Ren & Stimpy Show and would later become the background supervisor. Wills served as art director on projects including Space Jam, Quest for Camelot, The Road to Eldorado, Sinbad and Samurai Jack. In September 2003, Wills was awarded an Emmy Award for his work on Samurai Jack.