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{{Infobox person
| name = Ben Gluck
| image = 
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| birth_name = Benjamin Gluck
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| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], [[United States|USA]]
| occupation = Director, Screenwriter, Story Artist
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
| years_active = 1999-present
| notable_works = 9, Disney Feature Animation, PEANUTS
}}
'''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 [[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 ==
Gluck began his career at [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] Feature Animation where he was recruited by Oscar-winning director [[Brenda Chapman]], as the studios very first story trainee on ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''. 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]], tasked with elevating sequels to feature film quality, and he 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>{{cite news|title=Brother Bear 2 - Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brother_bear_2/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> Gluck was Head of Story on the [[Tim Burton]] animated feature film, ''[[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]] family, on the brand new [[Peanuts]] holiday specials for [[Apple TV +]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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! Film
! Role
! Job
|-
|''Man's Best Friend'' (1996) (short movie)
|Additional Voices
|Director, show creator
|-
|''[[Dinosaur (movie)|Dinosaur]]'' (2000)
|
|Story Artist
|-
|''[[Home on the Range]]'' (2004)
|
|Story Artist
|-
|''[[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
|-
|''[[Yogi Bear (movie)|Yogi Bear]]'' (2010)
|
|Story Artist
|-

|Gatchaman (2013)
|
|Director- in development 
|-
|Salma Hayek presents: Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet (2014 film)
|
|Story Artist
|-
|Madea's Tough Love (2015)
|
|Screenwriter, Director Consultant 
|-
|PEANUTS ‘Mother’s Day’ (2021)
|
|Head of Story
|-
|PEANUTS ‘New Years’ (2021)
|
|Head of Story
|-
|}

==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]]
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