Tony Gardner
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
Costume & Make-Up
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Costume Design
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
as Makeup Designer
as Prosthetic Designer
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Prosthetic Makeup Artist
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Makeup Designer
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Makeup Designer
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Costume Design
as Costume Design
as Makeup Designer
as Makeup Effects Designer
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
as Makeup Artist
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
Crew
as Makeup Effects
as Animatronics Supervisor
as Makeup Effects
as Makeup Effects
as Special Effects Coordinator
as Makeup Effects
as Makeup Effects
as Animatronics Designer
as Makeup Effects
as Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
as Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
as Makeup Effects
as Makeup Effects
as Makeup Effects
as Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
as Special Effects
as Makeup Effects
Actor
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Tony Gardner
as Self
as Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
as Claude Cooper-Smith
as Zombie Crawling out of a Grave (uncredited)
Producer
as Associate Producer
as Co-Producer
as Associate Producer
as Producer
as Associate Producer
Art
as Prop Designer
as Special Props