Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Tony Gardner
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.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jackson's Thriller | Zombie Crawling out of a Grave (uncredited) | 1983 |
| Living with Chucky | Self | 2022 |
| More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead | Himself | 2011 |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 | Self | 2014 |
| Jackass 4.5 | Self (archive footage) | 2022 |
| Daft Punk Unchained | Self | 2015 |
| The Dollhouse | Self | 2017 |
| Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You | Self | 2004 |
| Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up | Self | 2002 |
| Being 'Shallow Hal' | Self | 2001 |
| Darkman | Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited) | 1990 |
| Seed of Chucky | Tony Gardner | 2004 |
| Doc of Chucky | Self | 2024 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Keeping Up Appearances | Claude Cooper-Smith | 1990 |
