Tony Gardner
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Tony Gardner

Sep 25, 1965 - 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.

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Movie1983Michael Jackson's ThrillerZombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Movie2022Living with ChuckySelf
Movie2011More Brains! A Return to the Living DeadHimself
Movie2014Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5Self
Movie2022Jackass 4.5Self (archive footage)
Movie2015Daft Punk UnchainedSelf
Movie2017The DollhouseSelf
Movie2002Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-upSelf
Movie2004Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on YouSelf
Movie2001Being 'Shallow Hal'Self
Movie1990DarkmanBurn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
Movie2004Seed of ChuckyTony Gardner
Movie2024Doc of ChuckySelf

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Movie2007HairsprayMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2014ClownMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1992The BabeSpecial PropsArt
Movie2001Shallow HalMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2Makeup DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2022Studio 666Makeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2004MindhuntersMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2017Cult of ChuckyAnimatronics SupervisorCrew
Movie1990Dark AngelSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1990DarkmanSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1995Tank GirlCostume DesignCostume & Make-Up
Movie2021Bad HairMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2020FreakySpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2020FreakyMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2021OldMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2022Jackass ForeverSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1993FreakedMakeup DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2017WoodshockMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2010The Killer Inside MeProsthetic DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1989Tale of Two SistersMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1988The BlobAnimatronic and Prosthetic EffectsCrew
Movie1983Michael Jackson's ThrillerMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2017The Bad BatchMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1988Out of the DarkSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2022Hocus Pocus 2Makeup EffectsCrew
Movie1991MobstersMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1994It's PatCostume DesignCostume & Make-Up
Movie1995Born to Be WildAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie2025The Rivals of Amziah KingSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2001Scary Movie 2Makeup DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1998There's Something About MaryAnimatronics DesignerCrew
Movie2017The Bad BatchCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1997BeanMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1997Batman & RobinAnimatronic and Prosthetic EffectsCrew
Movie2017Cult of ChuckyAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie2022Living with ChuckyAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie2010127 HoursMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2009Bitch SlapSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2008Ben 10: Race Against TimeSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2008Ben 10: Race Against TimeProp DesignerArt
Movie1990Psycho IV: The BeginningMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1987The Lost BoysSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1999Stir of EchoesSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1993Ghost in the MachineMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie200028 DaysSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2008What We Take from Each OtherSpecial Effects CoordinatorCrew
Movie2018Hell FestCostume DesignCostume & Make-Up
Movie2000Me, Myself & IreneMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1995Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsAnimatronic and Prosthetic EffectsCrew
Movie1999GoSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1990NightbreedSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2009Angels & DemonsProsthetic Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2015Scouts Guide to the Zombie ApocalypseSpecial Effects Key Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1990Psycho IV: The BeginningMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1996LifeformProducerProduction
Movie1992Army of DarknessSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2004Seed of ChuckySpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2011Jack and JillSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up