Benjamin Gluck

Gluck was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Character Animation from the esteemed California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and was awarded a full-tuition merit scholarship from Walt Disney Feature Animation studios. His student short film Man's Best Friend was awarded the Walter Lantz Award.[2] That film premiered worldwide in heavy rotation on MTV's network,[3] and received many top awards in the United States and International film circuits and toured worldwide and theatrically in Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival.

Gluck started his career at DreamWorks Animation, where he was the studio’s very first story trainee, on The Prince of Egypt.

Gluck was recruited by Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he was mentored by Tony Award winner Roger Allers and Pixar Academy Award nominee Jim Capobianco. At Disney, Gluck worked for over a decade as a key member of the story team. He later became the first head of story at Disney-Television on the film Bambi 2, and Gluck supervise directed Brother Bear 2, which is Disney's second sequel to have a higher rating on Rotten Tomatoes than its predecessor.[4]

Motivated to push the boundaries of animation storytelling, Gluck collaborated with Academy Award nominated director Shane Acker, as the head of story, on the Tim Burton produced animated indie feature film, 9 for Focus Features. In this role, Gluck helped shape the concept through the approved script.

Gluck was a codirector on the indie film Alpha and Omega, along with Anthony Bell. This is the first film in the franchise of the same name, followed by eight follow-up films to become Lionsgate studios highest-grossing original CGI animated franchise.

Gluck was hired by George Lucas, at Lucas Film on Strange Magic (film), with whom Gluck collaborated with in story and script development on the feature film Strange Magic.

Gluck is currently the head of story on the Annie Award nominated Peanuts holiday special: For Auld Lang Syne, the first new Peanuts holiday special since 2011, and the 47th overall. Gluck is also the head of story on the 49th original Peanuts steaming holiday special “To Mom (and Dad), With Love”. Both specials are in collaboration with Apple TV +, and the Charles Schultz family.

• Walter Lantz Honorary Student Academy Award:[3] best short animated film "Man's Best Friend."
• Annie Award for Best Home Entertainment Production: Bambi 2 at the 34th Annie Awards.
• Annie Award for Best Screenplay: Brother Bear 2 at the 35th Annie Awards.

• Man's Best Friend (TV) (1996)
• Rugrats (TV) (2000)
• Clerks (TV) (2001)
• Madea's Tough Love (2015)

• Modern animation in the United States
• Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Brad Bird
• Brenda Chapman

5.Apple TV+ New Peanuts Holiday Specials

• Ben Gluck at IMDb
• Ben Gluck's Interview with TV Guide