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Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner

Costume & Make-Up · Born 1965-09-25 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Tony Gardner is an American makeup designer, special effects designer and puppeteer. He has designed and created effects for many feature films, including the films Zombieland, 127 Hours, Smokin' Aces, Hairspray, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, The Addams Family, Seed of Chucky, Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary. Gardner helped create the signature helmets for Daft Punk, as well as an animatronic robot for their "Technologic" music video. He wrote and directed Daft Punk's music video for the song "The Prime Time of Your Life" and associate produced and populated a world full of robots for the duo's feature-length directorial debut, Daft Punk's Electroma. Beyond the film-making arena, Gardner's special effects company Alterian, Inc. has also designed and created the popular GEICO Cavemen characters as well as the current iteration of Smokey Bear.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Seed of Chucky (2004) — Tony Gardner
  2. Darkman (1990) — Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
  3. Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) — Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
  4. Jackass 4.5 (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  5. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014) — Self
  6. Daft Punk Unchained (2015) — Self
  7. Living with Chucky (2022) — Self
  8. More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) — Himself
  9. Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" (2015) — Self
  10. Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up (2002) — Self
  11. Doc of Chucky (2024) — Self
  12. Being 'Shallow Hal' (2001) — Self
  13. The Dollhouse (2017) — Self
  14. Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You (2004) — Self
  15. Diggin’ Up "Bones" — Self
  16. Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad (2007) — Self