Tony Gardner

About

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

ChuckySeries • 2021Scary Movie 2Movie • 2001Angels & DemonsMovie • 2009Hocus Pocus 2Movie • 2022OldMovie • 2021Batman & RobinMovie • 1997Jackass: Best and LastMovie • 2026The Rivals of Amziah KingMovie • 2026There's Something About MaryMovie • 1998127 HoursMovie • 2010Army of DarknessMovie • 1992Me, Myself & IreneMovie • 2000Scouts Guide to the Zombie ApocalypseMovie • 2015FreakyMovie • 2020Curse of ChuckyMovie • 2013Cult of ChuckyMovie • 2017The Lost BoysMovie • 1987Seed of ChuckyMovie • 2004MindhuntersMovie • 2004Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsMovie • 1995LifeformMovie • 1996Shallow HalMovie • 2001ClownMovie • 2014Jackass ForeverMovie • 2022