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Tony Gardner

Costume & Make-Up
Known For

59 Years Old

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.

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 25th September 1965

All Credits

Seed of Chucky Image
Seed of Chucky
Tony Gardner
Michael Jackson's Thriller Image
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Darkman Image
Darkman
Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
Jackass 4.5 Image
Jackass 4.5
Self (archive footage)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Image
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Self
Living with Chucky Image
Living with Chucky
Self
Doc of Chucky Image
Doc of Chucky
Self
Daft Punk Unchained Image
Daft Punk Unchained
Self
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead Image
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Himself
Being 'Shallow Hal' Image
Being 'Shallow Hal'
Self
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You Image
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Self
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up Image
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Self
The Dollhouse Image
The Dollhouse
Self