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.
Known For
Seed of Chucky
Tony Gardner
Curse of Chucky
Puppeteer
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Darkman
Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
Jackass 4.5
Self (archive footage)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Self
Living with Chucky
Self
Daft Punk Unchained
Self
Doc of Chucky
Self
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Himself
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
Self