Tony Gardner
Costume & Make-Up
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
Costume & Make-Up47
movieThe Rivals of Amziah King
2026
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieJackass: Best and Last
2026
Makeup Effects Designer
movieDear Santa
2024
Makeup Designer
movieJackass 4.5
2022
Makeup Effects Designer
movieStudio 666
2022
Makeup Effects Designer
movieJackass Forever
2022
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects Designer
movieOld
2021
Makeup Effects Designer
movieBad Hair
2021
Makeup Effects Designer
movieFreaky
2020
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects Designer
movieSextuplets
2019
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieHell Fest
2018
Costume Design
movieThe Bad Batch
2017
Makeup Effects Designer
movieScouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
movieJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
2014
Makeup Effects Designer
movieJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects Designer
movieThe Watch
2012
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieJack and Jill
2011
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieJackass 3.5
2011
Makeup Effects Designer
movie127 Hours
2010
Makeup Effects Designer
movieJackass 3D
2010
Makeup Effects Designer
movieThe Killer Inside Me
2010
Prosthetic Designer
movieBitch Slap
2009
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieAngels & Demons
2009
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
movieBen 10: Race Against Time
2008
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieJackass 2.5
2007
Makeup Effects Designer
movieJackass Number Two
2006
Makeup Effects Designer
movieCheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
Makeup Designer
movieSeed of Chucky
2004
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieJackass: The Movie
2002
Makeup Effects Designer
movieShallow Hal
2001
Makeup Effects Designer
movieScary Movie 2
2001
Makeup Designer
movieMe, Myself & Irene
2000
Makeup Effects Designer
movie28 Days
2000
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieStir of Echoes
1999
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieGo
1999
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieTank Girl
1995
Costume Design
movieIt's Pat: The Movie
1994
Costume Design
movieGhost in the Machine
1993
Makeup Effects Designer
movieFull Eclipse
1993
Costume Design, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
movieFreaked
1993
Makeup Designer
movieArmy of Darkness
1992
Special Effects Makeup Artist
moviePsycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Makeup Artist
movieDarkman
1990
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieRockula
1990
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieNightbreed
1990
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieDark Angel
1990
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieOut of the Dark
1988
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Crew17
movieHocus Pocus 2
2022
Makeup Effects
movieCult of Chucky
2017
Animatronics Supervisor
movieWoodshock
2017
Makeup Effects
movieClown
2014
Makeup Effects
movieWhat We Take from Each Other
2008
Special Effects Coordinator
movieHairspray
2007
Makeup Effects
movieMindhunters
2004
Makeup Effects
movieThere's Something About Mary
1998
Animatronics Designer
movieBean
1997
Makeup Effects
movieBatman & Robin
1997
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
movieAce Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
movieMobsters
1991
Makeup Effects
moviePsycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Makeup Effects
movieTale of Two Sisters
1989
Makeup Effects
movieThe Blob
1988
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
movieThe Lost Boys
1987
Special Effects
movieMichael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Makeup Effects
Acting16
movieJackass 4.5
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieSeed of Chucky
2004
Tony Gardner
movieDarkman
1990
Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
movieMichael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Production6
movieLiving with Chucky
2022
Associate Producer
tvChucky
2021
Associate Producer
movieCult of Chucky
2017
Associate Producer
movieThe Bad Batch
2017
Co-Producer
movieLifeform
1996
Producer
movieBorn to Be Wild
1995
Associate Producer
Art2
movieBen 10: Race Against Time
2008
Prop Designer
movieThe Babe
1992
Special Props