Tony Gardnerborn 1965

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Costume & Make-Up

Popularity

0.2

Famous

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.

Credits

The Rivals of Amziah King
The Rivals of Amziah King

2025

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

0.6
Hocus Pocus 2
Hocus Pocus 2

2022

Comedy • Family • Fantasy

Makeup Effects

7.2
4
Living with Chucky
Living with Chucky

2022

Documentary • Horror

Associate Producer

6.6
2.1
Studio 666
Studio 666

2022

Comedy • Horror • Music

Makeup Effects Designer

5.9
2
Jackass Forever
Jackass Forever

2022

Action • Comedy • Documentary

Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.8
2.1
Old
Old

2021

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

Makeup Effects Designer

6.3
4.4
Bad Hair
Bad Hair

2021

Comedy • Horror

Makeup Effects Designer

5.8
0.7
Freaky
Freaky

2020

Comedy • Horror

Makeup Effects Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.6
2.9
Hell Fest
Hell Fest

2018

Horror • Thriller

Costume Design

5.7
2.1
Cult of Chucky
Cult of Chucky

2017

Horror • Thriller

Animatronics Supervisor, Associate Producer

5.8
4
Woodshock
Woodshock

2017

Drama • Thriller

Makeup Effects

4.5
0.5
The Bad Batch
The Bad Batch

2017

Horror • Science Fiction • Thriller

Makeup Effects Designer, Co-Producer

5.3
1.8
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

2015

Comedy • Horror

Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

6.5
10.5
Clown
Clown

2014

Horror • Thriller

Makeup Effects

5.8
3.9
127 Hours
127 Hours

2010

Adventure • Drama • Thriller

Makeup Effects Designer

7.1
4.1
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me

2010

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Prosthetic Designer

5.8
1.1
Bitch Slap
Bitch Slap

2009

Action • Comedy • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

4.8
1.2
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons

2009

Mystery • Thriller

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

6.7
7.9
What We Take from Each Other
What We Take from Each Other

2008

Comedy

Special Effects Coordinator

0.1
Ben 10: Race Against Time
Ben 10: Race Against Time

2008

Action • Family • Science Fiction • TV Movie

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Prop Designer

5.8
2.3
Hairspray
Hairspray

2007

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Makeup Effects

6.7
3.6
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Adventure • Comedy • Family

Makeup Designer

6.2
3
Seed of Chucky
Seed of Chucky

2004

Comedy • Horror

Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.5
6
Mindhunters
Mindhunters

2004

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

Makeup Effects

6.5
2.1
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal

2001

Comedy • Romance

Makeup Effects Designer

6.2
4.3
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2

2001

Comedy

Makeup Designer

5.8
8
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene

2000

Comedy

Makeup Effects Designer

6.6
5.5
28 Days
28 Days

2000

Comedy • Drama

Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.2
2.8
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes

1999

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.7
2.1
Go
Go

1999

Comedy • Crime • Thriller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

7
2.6
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary

1998

Comedy • Romance

Animatronics Designer

6.6
5.2
Bean
Bean

1997

Adventure • Comedy • Family

Makeup Effects

6.5
3.5
Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin

1997

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

4.4
7.4
Lifeform
Lifeform

1996

Science Fiction • Thriller

Producer

5.3
0.1
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995

Adventure • Comedy • Crime

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

6.3
4.6
Tank Girl
Tank Girl

1995

Action • Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

Costume Design

5.4
1.9
Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild

1995

Drama • Family

Associate Producer

5.3
0.7
It's Pat
It's Pat

1994

Comedy

Costume Design

3
0.4
Ghost in the Machine
Ghost in the Machine

1993

Horror • Science Fiction • Thriller

Makeup Effects Designer

4.6
0.7
Freaked
Freaked

1993

Comedy • Horror • Science Fiction

Makeup Designer

6.1
1
Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness

1992

Comedy • Fantasy • Horror

Special Effects Makeup Artist

7.3
3.4
The Babe
The Babe

1992

Drama

Special Props

5.7
0.9
Mobsters
Mobsters

1991

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Makeup Effects

6.3
1.1
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

Horror • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist

5.7
1.3
Darkman
Darkman

1990

Action • Science Fiction • Thriller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.4
1.9
Nightbreed
Nightbreed

1990

Action • Fantasy • Horror

Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.4
1.5
Dark Angel
Dark Angel

1990

Action • Crime • Horror • Science Fiction • Thriller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.9
2.2
Tale of Two Sisters
Tale of Two Sisters

1989

Drama

Makeup Effects

3.2
0.2
The Blob
The Blob

1988

Horror • Science Fiction

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

6.8
2.5
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark

1988

Comedy • Horror • Thriller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.3
0.7
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys

1987

Comedy • Drama • Horror • Romance • Thriller

Special Effects

7.1
3.4
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Horror • Music • Mystery

Makeup Effects

8.2
1.5

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