
Tony Gardner
- Known for
- Costume & Make-Up
- Born
- September 25, 1965
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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

Diggin’ Up "Bones" TBA
as Self

The Rivals of Amziah King 2026
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jackass: Best and Last 2026
Makeup Effects Designer

Robot Dracula 2026
as Tony

Dear Santa 2024
Makeup Designer

Doc of Chucky 2024
as Self

Hocus Pocus 2 2022
Makeup Effects

Living with Chucky 2022
as Self, Associate Producer

Jackass 4.5 2022
as Self (archive footage), Makeup Effects Designer

Studio 666 2022
Makeup Effects Designer

Jackass Forever 2022
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects Designer

Old 2021
Makeup Effects Designer

Bad Hair 2021
Makeup Effects Designer

Freaky 2020
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects Designer

Sextuplets 2019
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hell Fest 2018
Costume Design

The Dollhouse 2017
as Self

Cult of Chucky 2017
Animatronics Supervisor, Associate Producer

Woodshock 2017
Makeup Effects

The Bad Batch 2017
Makeup Effects Designer, Co-Producer
- The FX of Return of the Living Dead
The FX of Return of the Living Dead 2016
Actor

Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" 2015
as Self

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 2015
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

Daft Punk Unchained 2015
as Self

Clown 2014
Makeup Effects

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 2014
as Self, Makeup Effects Designer

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 2013
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects Designer

Curse of Chucky 2013
as Puppeteer

The Watch 2012
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jack and Jill 2011
Special Effects Makeup Artist

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

Jackass 3.5 2011
Makeup Effects Designer

127 Hours 2010
Makeup Effects Designer

Jackass 3D 2010
Makeup Effects Designer

The Killer Inside Me 2010
Prosthetic Designer

Bitch Slap 2009
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Angels & Demons 2009
Prosthetic Makeup Artist

What We Take from Each Other 2008
Special Effects Coordinator

Ben 10: Race Against Time 2008
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Prop Designer

Jackass 2.5 2007
Makeup Effects Designer

Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad 2007
as Self

Hairspray 2007
Makeup Effects

Jackass Number Two 2006
Makeup Effects Designer

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 2005
Makeup Designer

Seed of Chucky 2004
as Tony Gardner, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Mindhunters 2004
Makeup Effects

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

Stuck on You 2003
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jackass: The Movie 2002
Makeup Effects Designer

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

Being 'Shallow Hal' 2001
as Self

Shallow Hal 2001
Makeup Effects Designer

Scary Movie 2 2001
Makeup Designer

Me, Myself & Irene 2000
Makeup Effects Designer

28 Days 2000
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Stir of Echoes 1999
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Go 1999
Special Effects Makeup Artist

There's Something About Mary 1998
Animatronics Designer

Bean 1997
Makeup Effects

Batman & Robin 1997
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Lifeform 1996
Producer

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 1995
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Born to Be Wild 1995
Associate Producer

Tank Girl 1995
Costume Design

It's Pat 1994
Costume Design

Ghost in the Machine 1993
Makeup Effects Designer

Full Eclipse 1993
Costume Design, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

Freaked 1993
Makeup Designer

Army of Darkness 1992
Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Babe 1992
Special Props

Mobsters 1991
Makeup Effects

Psycho IV: The Beginning 1990
Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist

Darkman 1990
as Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited), Special Effects Makeup Artist

Rockula 1990
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Nightbreed 1990
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Dark Angel 1990
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tale of Two Sisters 1989
Makeup Effects

The Blob 1988
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Out of the Dark 1988
Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Lost Boys 1987
Special Effects

Michael Jackson's Thriller 1983
as Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited), Makeup Effects
Credits from TMDB.