About

Known credits:
69
Birthday:
1965-09-25
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Tony Gardner

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Doc of Chucky Actor Self N/A
N/A
2022 Living with Chucky Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Jackass 4.5 Actor Self (archive footage) 60
Fair
2017 The Dollhouse Actor Self 58
Average
2015 Daft Punk Unchained Actor Self 61
Fair
2014 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Actor Self 58
Average
2011 More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead Actor Himself 60
Fair
2004 Seed of Chucky Actor Tony Gardner 55
Average
2004 Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Being 'Shallow Hal' Actor Self N/A
N/A
1990 Darkman Actor Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited) 62
Fair
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller Actor Zombie Crawling out of a Grave (uncredited) 72
Good

Production
2022 Living with Chucky Production Associate Producer 59
Average
2017 Cult of Chucky Production Associate Producer 58
Average
2017 The Bad Batch Production Co-Producer 54
Average
1996 Lifeform Production Producer 58
Average
1995 Born to Be Wild Production Associate Producer 58
Average

Art
2008 Ben 10: Race Against Time Art Prop Designer 58
Average
1992 The Babe Art Special Props 58
Average

Costume & Make-Up
2022 Studio 666 Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 59
Average
2022 Jackass Forever Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 64
Fair
2021 Old Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 62
Fair
2021 Bad Hair Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 58
Average
2020 Freaky Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 64
Fair
2020 Freaky Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 64
Fair
2018 Hell Fest Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 57
Average
2017 The Bad Batch Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 54
Average
2015 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Key Makeup Artist 63
Fair
2010 127 Hours Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 70
Good
2010 The Killer Inside Me Costume & Make-Up Prosthetic Designer 58
Average
2009 Bitch Slap Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 54
Average
2009 Angels & Demons Costume & Make-Up Prosthetic Makeup Artist 66
Fair
2008 Ben 10: Race Against Time Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 58
Average
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Costume & Make-Up Makeup Designer 61
Fair
2004 Seed of Chucky Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 55
Average
2001 Shallow Hal Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 61
Fair
2001 Scary Movie 2 Costume & Make-Up Makeup Designer 58
Average
2000 Me, Myself & Irene Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 65
Fair
2000 28 Days Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 60
Fair
1999 Stir of Echoes Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 64
Fair
1999 Go Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 65
Fair
1995 Tank Girl Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 56
Average
1994 It's Pat Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 55
Average
1993 Ghost in the Machine Costume & Make-Up Makeup Effects Designer 57
Average
1993 Freaked Costume & Make-Up Makeup Designer 59
Average
1990 Psycho IV: The Beginning Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
Average
1990 Darkman Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 62
Fair
1990 Nightbreed Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 61
Fair
1990 Dark Angel Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 58
Average
1988 Out of the Dark Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 58
Average
The Rivals of Amziah King Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist N/A
N/A

Crew
2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Crew Makeup Effects 69
Fair
2017 Cult of Chucky Crew Animatronics Supervisor 58
Average
2017 Woodshock Crew Makeup Effects 57
Average
2014 Clown Crew Makeup Effects 58
Average
2008 What We Take from Each Other Crew Special Effects Coordinator N/A
N/A
2007 Hairspray Crew Makeup Effects 65
Fair
2004 Mindhunters Crew Makeup Effects 63
Fair
1998 There's Something About Mary Crew Animatronics Designer 65
Fair
1997 Bean Crew Makeup Effects 63
Fair
1997 Batman & Robin Crew Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects 45
Bad
1995 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Crew Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects 62
Fair
1991 Mobsters Crew Makeup Effects 59
Average
1990 Psycho IV: The Beginning Crew Makeup Effects 58
Average
1989 Tale of Two Sisters Crew Makeup Effects 58
Average
1988 The Blob Crew Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects 64
Fair
1987 The Lost Boys Crew Special Effects 68
Fair
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller Crew Makeup Effects 72
Good