
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.
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Seed of Chucky
as Tony Gardner
2004

Darkman
as Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
1990

Michael Jackson's Thriller
as Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
1983

Doc of Chucky
as Self
2024

Jackass 4.5
as Self (archive footage)
2022

Living with Chucky
as Self
2022

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
as Self
2014

Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
as Self
2004

Daft Punk Unchained
as Self
2015

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as Himself
2011

Being 'Shallow Hal'
as Self
2001

Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
as Self
2002
