Tony Gardner

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

Seed of Chucky

as Tony Gardner

Darkman

as Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)

Michael Jackson's Thriller

as Zombie Crawling out of a Grave (uncredited)

Jackass 4.5

as Self (archive footage)

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

as Self

Daft Punk Unchained

as Self

Keeping Up Appearances

as Claude Cooper-Smith

Living with Chucky

as Self

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

as Himself

Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up

as Self