Ben Gluck

Benjamin Gluck is an American head of story and director known for his story work across major animated features including 9 (Focus Features), Bambi 2 (Disney), as well as the Apple TV+ specials Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love and Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne. He also directed Disney's Brother Bear 2 and Alpha and Omega (Lionsgate).

Early life Benjamin Gluck was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Character Animation. His student film Man's Best Friend was awarded the Walter Lantz Animation Prize. The film later premiered on MTV's network and screened theatrically as part of the Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation.

Career Upon graduating from CalArts, Gluck joined Walt Disney Feature Animation, contributing to multiple theatrical films and later serving as Head of Story and Director on studio releases, including Bambi II, Piglet's Big Movie, and the Annie Award-winning Brother Bear II.

After Disney, Gluck served as Head of on the Tim Burton-produced 9 for Focus Features. He later co-directed Alpha and Omega, by Lionsgate Family Entertainment, launching an animated franchise. He later served as Senior Executive and Head of Story at Alpha Animation from 2018 to 2019.

Gluck later served as Head of Story for Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne, and Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love. Both specials were produced for Apple TV+ as part of the expansion of the Peanuts animated franchise.

Filmography

Television Rugrats (TV) (2000) Clerks (TV) (2001) MTV's Cartoon Sushi's Man's Best Friend (1998)