Tony Gardner
Actor
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.
Filmography
Darkman
as Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited) 1990
Michael Jackson's Thriller
as Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited) 1983
Jackass 4.5
as Self (archive footage) 2022
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
as Self 2014
Daft Punk Unchained
as Self 2015
Living with Chucky
as Self 2022
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as Himself 2011
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
as Self 2002
Doc of Chucky
as Self 2024
Being 'Shallow Hal'
as Self 2001
The Dollhouse
as Self 2017