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{{Infobox person
| name = Ben Gluck
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| birth_name = Benjamin Gluck
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], [[United States|USA]]
| occupation = Director, Screenwriter, Author
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
| years_active = 1999-present
| notable_works = 9, Alpha and Omega
}}
'''Benjamin Gluck'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mafab.hu/people/ben-gluck-275783.html|title=Ben Gluck {{!}} Személyiség adatlap {{!}} Mafab.hu|website=www.mafab.hu|language=hu|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> (also known as '''Ben Gluck''') is an American [[animation director]], [[screenwriter]], and storyboard artist. He was a director at [[Disney Animation]].  

== Early Life ==
Benjamin was born in St. Louis, Missouri  He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Film and Animation from California Institute of the Arts.  

Gluck's student short film name ''Man's Best Friend was awarded the esteemed Walter Lantz Award.'' The film  premiered worldwide in heavy rotation on MTV's network, and received many top awards in the US and International film circuits and toured worldwide in Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival.

== Career ==
He startedGluck began his career as story trainee at t [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] Feature Animation where he worked on the film,as recruited by Oscar-winning director [[Brenda Chapman]], as the studios very first story trainee on ''[[The Prince of Egypt .'' Later on he worked for Disney Feature Animation 

as storyboard artist, head of story and Director for over a decade.  Gluck was the first Head of Story for Disney-Toon Studios and director of]]''. Shortly after, Gluck was recruited by [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]], where he was mentored by [[Tony Award]] winner [[Roger Allers]], and he worked for over a decade as a key member of the feature animation story team. Gluck served as the first Story Head at [[Disneytoon Studios|Disney-Toon Studios]], and tasked with elevating sequels to feature film quality and directed the [[Annie Award]] winning film ''[[Brother Bear 2'']]'', this film is Disney's second sequel to have a higher rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] than its predecessor.<ref>{{Ccitatione news|title=Brother Bear 2 (2006)- Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brother_bear_2|access-date=2020-04-17|language=en}}</ref> Gluck directed the CGI animated theatrical/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> Gluck was Head of Story on the [[Tim Burton]] animated feature film, ''Alpha and Omega'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.challenges.fr/cinema/critique-alpha-omega-de-anthony-bell-et-ben-gluck_538893|title=Critique – Alpha & Omega de Anthony Bell et Ben Gluck|website=Challenges|language=fr|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>for Lionsgate Family Entertainment. Gluck was Head of Story on the CG feature f[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]].''   Additionally, Gluck has developed feature animation projects for  [[George Lucas]], and for [[Charles Roven]]. Currently, Ben is Head of Story, working with the [[Schultz]] familmy, 9, executive produced by Tim Burton and hired by George Lucas to helm an original animated feature film. on the brand new [[Peanuts]] holiday specials for [[Apple TV +]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Film
! Role
! Job
|-
|''Man's Best Friend'' (1996) (short movie)
|Additional Voices
|director, creator
|-
|''[[Dinosaur (movie)|Dinosaur]]'' (2000)
|
|story
|-
|''Home on the Range'' (2004)
|
|story
|-
|''[[Bambi II]]'' (2006)
|Possum
|head of story
|-
|''[[Brother Bear 2]]'' (2006)
|Raccoon #2
|director
|-
|''9'' (2009)
|
|head of story
|-
|''[[Alpha and Omega (movie)|Alpha and Omega]]'' (2010)
|Wolf #5
|director, story
|-
|''[[Yogi Bear (movie)|Yogi Bear]]'' (2010)
|
|story artist
|-
|The Prophet (2014 film)
|
|story
|-
|Madea's Tough Love (2015)
|
|story by, writer, consulting director
|-
|Gatchaman (2013)
|
|story, director
|-
|}

==Other websites==
*{{IMDb name|0994310}}

== References ==
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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:American animators]]
[[Category:Writers from St. Louis, Missouri]]
[[Category:Movie directors from Missouri]]
[[Category:American screenwriters]]
[[Category:Living people]]