Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 9/25/1965 (59 years old)
  • Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • instagram: tonygardner
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Hocus Pocus 2
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 72%
role:
Makeup Effects
2022

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
72%
Studio 666
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 61%
role:
Makeup Effects Designer
2022

Comedy

Horror

Music

5.7
61%
Jackass Forever
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2022

Comedy

Documentary

6.8
69%
Old
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Makeup Effects Designer
2021

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.8
66%
Bad Hair
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 63%
role:
Makeup Effects Designer
Not available
2021

Horror

5.6
63%
Not available
Freaky
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 66%
role:
Special Effects Makeup Artist & 1 more
2020

Comedy

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
66%
Hell Fest
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Costume Design
2018

Horror

5.5
56%
Cult of Chucky
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 58%
role:
Animatronics Supervisor & 1 more
2017

Horror

Thriller

5.3
58%
Woodshock
IMDB 4.2
TMDB 46%
role:
Makeup Effects
2017

Drama

Thriller

4.2
46%
The Bad Batch
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 53%
role:
Makeup Effects Designer & 1 more
2017

Drama

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.2
53%
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
2015

Comedy

Horror

6.3
65%
2015

Documentary

Music

7.3
72%
Clown
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Makeup Effects
2014

Horror

5.7
57%
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 78%
role:
Himself
Not available
2011

Documentary

7.7
78%
Not available
The Killer Inside Me
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Prosthetic Designer
2010

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.1
58%
Angels & Demons
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
2009

Mystery

Thriller

6.7
67%
Hairspray
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Makeup Effects
2007

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
67%
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Makeup Designer
2005

Adventure

Comedy

Family

5.5
61%
Seed of Chucky
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 54%
role:
Tony Gardner
2004

Comedy

Horror

4.9
54%
Mindhunters
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
Makeup Effects
2004

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
65%
Shallow Hal
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Makeup Effects Designer
2001

Comedy

Romance

6.0
62%
Scary Movie 2
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Makeup Designer
2001

Comedy

5.4
58%
Me, Myself & Irene
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Makeup Effects Designer
2000

Comedy

6.6
66%
Go
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1999

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

7.2
69%
There's Something About Mary
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 66%
role:
Animatronics Designer
1998

Comedy

Romance

7.1
66%
Bean
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Makeup Effects
1997

Adventure

Comedy

Family

6.5
64%
Batman & Robin
IMDB 3.8
TMDB 43%
role:
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
1997

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.8
43%
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
1995

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

6.4
63%
Tank Girl
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 55%
role:
Costume Design
1995

Action

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4
55%
Freaked
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Makeup Designer
1993

Comedy

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
61%
The Babe
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 56%
role:
Special Props
1992

Drama

5.9
56%
Mobsters
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 62%
role:
Makeup Effects
1991

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.9
62%
Psycho IV: The Beginning
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 56%
role:
Makeup Effects & 1 more
Not available
1990

Horror

Mystery

TV Movie

Thriller

5.4
56%
Not available
Darkman
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Special Effects Makeup Artist & 2 more
1990

Action

Crime

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
64%
Nightbreed
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1990

Action

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
64%
Dark Angel
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1990

Action

Crime

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
60%
The Blob
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
1988

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
67%
The Lost Boys
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Special Effects
1987

Comedy

Horror

7.2
71%
Michael Jackson's Thriller
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 81%
role:
Zombie Crawling out of a Grave (uncredited)
Not available
1983

Horror

Music

8.7
81%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Tony Gardner are, for example, Hocus Pocus 2, Studio 666 and Jackass Forever.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are The Lost Boys (7.2), Go (7.1) and There's Something About Mary (6.9).