Ben Gluck
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Benjamin Gluck is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and story artist known for his work in animation.
May 20, 1975 and attended CalArts. He started his career by directing the animated short Man's Best Friend, which premiered on MTV. Then he worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation
as a story artist on such films as Dinosaur
, and Home on the Range and made his directorial feature length debut on Brother Bear 2
which was nominated for an Annie Award
. He served as Head of Story on 9 produced by Focus Features
.
He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Character Animation from the California Institute of the Arts
.
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! Film
! Job
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| Man's Best Friend
(1996) (short film)
| Director, Writer
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| Dinosaur
(2000)
| Story Artist
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| "Home on the Range" (2004)
| Story Artist
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|Bambi 2 (2005)
| Head of Story
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|Brother Bear 2
(2006)
| Director
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|9 (2009)
| Head of Story
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|Alpha and Omega (film)
(2010)
| Director, Writer
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Biography
Gluck was born in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
May 20, 1975 and attended CalArts. He started his career by directing the animated short Man's Best Friend, which premiered on MTV. Then he worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California. The studio, founded in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio by brothers Walt and Roy Disney, is the oldest subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
as a story artist on such films as Dinosaur
Dinosaur (film)
Dinosaur is a 2000 American computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 19, 2000, and is the 39th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
, and Home on the Range and made his directorial feature length debut on Brother Bear 2
Brother Bear 2
The soundtrack to Brother Bear 2 was released August 15, 2006. It is available only on digital outlets such as iTunes and walmart.com. It includes the following tracks:#Dave Metzger - Opening: Brother Bear 2 – 0:34...
which was nominated for an Annie Award
Annie Award
The Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972...
. He served as Head of Story on 9 produced by Focus Features
Focus Features
Focus Features is the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films....
.
He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Character Animation from the California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
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Filmography
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! Film
! Job
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| Man's Best Friend
Man's best friend
"Man's best friend" is a catchphrase for tame dogs, generally referring to the category as a whole. The popularization of the term is said to have occurred in a courtroom speech by George Graham Vest in Warrensburg, Missouri in 1870 who said, "The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can...
(1996) (short film)
| Director, Writer
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| Dinosaur
Dinosaur (film)
Dinosaur is a 2000 American computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 19, 2000, and is the 39th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
(2000)
| Story Artist
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| "Home on the Range" (2004)
| Story Artist
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|Bambi 2 (2005)
| Head of Story
|-
|Brother Bear 2
Brother Bear 2
The soundtrack to Brother Bear 2 was released August 15, 2006. It is available only on digital outlets such as iTunes and walmart.com. It includes the following tracks:#Dave Metzger - Opening: Brother Bear 2 – 0:34...
(2006)
| Director
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|9 (2009)
| Head of Story
|-
|Alpha and Omega (film)
Alpha and Omega (film)
Alpha and Omega is a 2010 3D American computer animated comedy-drama film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Richard Rich. The film is directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck, starring the voices of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper , Danny Glover and Christina Ricci.The film...
(2010)
| Director, Writer
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