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Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Sep 25, 1965 (59)
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

Headshots

Profile
Profile
Filmography

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

2004

as Tony Gardner

Darkman

Darkman

1990

as Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

as Zombie Crawling out of a Grave (uncredited)

Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2

2022

Makeup Effects

Jackass Forever

Jackass Forever

2022

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Studio 666

Studio 666

2022

Makeup Effects Designer

Old

Old

2021

Makeup Effects Designer

Bad Hair

Bad Hair

2021

Makeup Effects Designer

Freaky

Freaky

2020

Makeup Effects Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hell Fest

Hell Fest

2018

Costume Design

Woodshock

Woodshock

2017

Makeup Effects

Cult of Chucky

Cult of Chucky

2017

Animatronics Supervisor

The Bad Batch

The Bad Batch

2017

Makeup Effects Designer

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

2015

Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

Clown

Clown

2014

Makeup Effects

127 Hours

127 Hours

2010

Makeup Effects Designer

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

2010

Prosthetic Designer

Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

2009

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Bitch Slap

Bitch Slap

2009

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ben 10: Race Against Time

Ben 10: Race Against Time

2008

Prop Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

What We Take from Each Other

What We Take from Each Other

2008

Special Effects Coordinator

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

Makeup Effects

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Makeup Designer

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky

2004

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Mindhunters

Mindhunters

2004

Makeup Effects

Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2

2001

Makeup Designer

Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal

2001

Makeup Effects Designer

Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene

2000

Makeup Effects Designer

28 Days

28 Days

2000

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes

1999

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Go

Go

1999

Special Effects Makeup Artist

There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary

1998

Animatronics Designer

Bean

Bean

1997

Makeup Effects

Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin

1997

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Tank Girl

Tank Girl

1995

Costume Design

It's Pat

It's Pat

1994

Costume Design

Freaked

Freaked

1993

Makeup Designer

Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in the Machine

1993

Makeup Effects Designer

Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

1992

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Babe

The Babe

1992

Special Props

Mobsters

Mobsters

1991

Makeup Effects

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist

Darkman

Darkman

1990

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Dark Angel

Dark Angel

1990

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Nightbreed

Nightbreed

1990

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tale of Two Sisters

Tale of Two Sisters

1989

Makeup Effects

The Blob

The Blob

1988

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark

1988

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987

Special Effects

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Makeup Effects

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Living with Chucky

Living with Chucky

2022

Associate Producer

Cult of Chucky

Cult of Chucky

2017

Associate Producer

The Bad Batch

The Bad Batch

2017

Co-Producer

Lifeform

Lifeform

1996

Producer

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

1995

Associate Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Keeping Up Appearances

as Claude Cooper-Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1990

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