Patrick Gleeson is an animator working in Los Angeles, and has worked on such films as An American Tail, The Land before Time, All Dogs go to Heaven and Bebe's Kids. Moving to television animation, he worked as a storyboard artist, animator and timing director on such shows as Family Guy, King of the Hill, Futurama, Bob's Burgers and Star vs the Forces of Evil! Back in the early nineties, he won the KROQ U2 video competition and his animated video was shown on the giant screen at Dodger Stadium before U2 took the stage on their Zoo TV tour. Yes, he is still living off the memory of that!He lives in South Pasadena with his wife and two daughters. Gladiator 37 is his first book.