Tony Gardner
Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Born: September 24, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Known for
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Michael Jackson's Thriller
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Living with Chucky
Self
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Himself
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Self
Jackass 4.5
Self (archive footage)
Daft Punk Unchained
Self
The Dollhouse
Self
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Self
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Self
Being 'Shallow Hal'
Self
Darkman
Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
Seed of Chucky
Tony Gardner
Doc of Chucky
Self
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
Self
Hairspray
Makeup Effects
Clown
Makeup Effects
The Babe
Special Props
Shallow Hal
Makeup Effects Designer
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Makeup Designer
Studio 666
Makeup Effects Designer
Mindhunters
Makeup Effects
Cult of Chucky
Animatronics Supervisor
Dark Angel
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tank Girl
Costume Design