Tony Gardner (born in September 25, 1965,

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) is an American makeup designer, special effects designer and puppeteer. He has designed and created effects for many feature films, including the films ''

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'', '' 127 Hours'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' ''

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'' and ''

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''. Gardner helped create the signature helmets for

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, as well as an animatronic robot for their "

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" music video. He wrote and directed Daft Punk's music video for the song "

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," which also, his two daughters were in (Brianna and Krya) and associate produced and populated a world full of robots for the duo's feature-length directorial debut, ''

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''. Beyond the film-making arena, Gardner's special effects company

Alterian, Inc. Alterian, Inc is a makeup and special effects company owned by makeup and special effects designer Tony Gardner Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor and doctor. He sits on the national governing body of the actors' trade u ...

has also designed and created the popular

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characters as well as the current iteration of

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. Alterian's makeup effects for Johnny Knoxville's character in '' Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'' were nominated for an Academy Award as well as a Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist Guild Award, and won the Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects in the Feature Film category for 2014.

Work

His first professional job was for

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's music video for the song " Thriller". Gardner appeared in the video as the first zombie to crawl out of a grave as well as the hobbling zombie whose arm falls off. His first major film project was as the head of the special effects team for ''The Blob''. His daughter Brianna Gardner appeared in ''

'' (2001) as Cadence, the seven-year-old burn ward patient. Tony recommended her to the

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because he knew she would be capable of tolerating the extensive prosthetic burn make-up. She auditioned for and won the part. His work on the 2010

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film '' 127 Hours'' received notoriety for the amputation sequences designed, engineered, and built to recreate the actual event in extreme closeup detail. The film's pre-release screenings at several film festivals have resulted in audience members requiring medical assistance. Gardner stresses though that the desired result was accuracy and an immersion in a recreation of the experience so that the audience experiences things through Aron Ralston's eyes. Gardner is also noted for his work with

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duo

. He helped create the signature robotic headgear worn by the duo.Liner notes of the ''

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'' album - "Bionics Engineering by Tony Gardner & Alterian" He was also involved in the

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s for their singles "

", "

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", and "

", the latter of which he also directed. He worked alongside the duo as an associate producer for their first feature film ''

'', a film that his company

also populated a world full of robots for. Gardner's

designed and created the makeup effects for the film '' Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa''. The makeup effects for Johnny Knoxville's character were nominated for both an Academy Award for Best Makeup & Hairstyling and a Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist Guild Award in 2013. The work received the Guild Award for Best Special Makeup Effects in the Feature Film category.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1986) (puppeteer) (uncredited) * ''The Blob'' (1988) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * '' Darkman'' (1990) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * ''

'' (1991) (makeup effects designer) * ''

Mom and Dad Save the World ''Mom and Dad Save the World'' is a 1992 American science fiction film, science fiction comedy film directed by Greg Beeman. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo, who is the cruel, silly, and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo. Teri ...

'' (1992) (puppeteer) (uncredited) * '' The Bodyguard'' (1992) (special proparties) (uncredited) * '' Army of Darkness'' (1992) (makeup effects designer) * ''

Freaked ''Freaked'' is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter, both of whom wrote the screenplay with Tim Burns. Winter also starred in the lead role. Both were involved in the short-lived MTV sketch comedy show '' The Idiot ...

'' (1993) (makeup effects designer) * '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993) (puppeteer: Binx) * ''Raging Angels'' (1995) (puppeteer) * '' Batman & Robin'' (1997) (puppeteer) * ''

'' (1998) (makeup effects designer) * ''

Wild Wild West ''Wild Wild West'' is a 1999 American steampunk Western film co-produced and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, from a story penned by brothers Jim and John ...

'' (1999) (puppeteer) * ''

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'' (1999) (makeup effects designer, puppeteer) * ''

Freddy Got Fingered ''Freddy Got Fingered'' is a 2001 American surreal absurdist screwball black comedy film directed by Tom Green in his feature film directorial debut and written by Green and Derek Harvie. Green stars in the film as a childish slacker who wishes ...

'' (2001) (makeup effects designer) * ''

Osmosis Jones ''Osmosis Jones'' is a 2001 American live-action/animated buddy cop crime action comedy film written by Marc Hyman. Combining live-action sequences directed by the Farrelly brothers and animation directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito, the film ...

'' (2001) (makeup designer) * ''

'' (2001) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * '' Say It Isn't So'' (2001) (puppeteer) * '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002) (special makeup designer) * ''

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. The film was directed, co-written, and produced by series creat ...

'' (2004) (puppeteer) * ''

'' (2004) (special makeup designer, special makeup effects artist, animatronic effects supervisor) * ''

'' (2006) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * ''

'' (2006) (robotic effects designer) * ''

Jackass Number Two ''Jackass Number Two'' is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' Jackass''. Like its predecessor and the original television ...

'' (2006) (special makeup designer) * ''

Jackass 2.5 ''Jackass Number Two'' is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' Jackass''. Like its predecessor and the original television ...

'' (2007) (special makeup designer) * ''

'' (2007) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * ''

'' (2009) (makeup effects designer) * '' 127 Hours'' (2010) (makeup effects designer) * '' Jackass 3D'' (2010) (special makeup effects designer) * ''

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'' (2011) (special makeup effects designer) * '' Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'' (2013) (makeup effects designer) * '' Curse of Chucky'' (2013) (animatronic characters, animatronic effects, puppeteer) * '' Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5'' (2014) (makeup effects designer) * ''

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'' (2015) (makeup effects artist, makeup effects designer/creator) * ''

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'' (2017) (animatronic effects supervisor, puppeteer, associate producer) * '' Who Is America?'' (2018) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head, associate producer) * '' Kidding'' (2018) (special makeup effects artist) * ''

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'' (2019) (makeup effects designer, special makeup effects artist) * ''

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'' (2019) (makeup effects designer, special effects makeup department head) * '' Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * ''Slayer: The Repentless Killogy'' (make up effects department head) * '' Freaky'' (2020) (makeup effects designer, special makeup effects artist) * '' Bad Hair'' (2020) (makeup effects department head, makeup effects designer) * '' Don't Look Deeper'' (2020) (makeup effects department head, makeup effects designer) * ''

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'' (2021) (makeup effects designer) * '' Old'' (2021) (special makeup effects designer) * ''

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'' (2021) (puppeteer, animatronic characters and effects by, associate producer) * ''

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'' (2022) (makeup effects designer, special makeup effects artist) * ''

Jackass Forever ''Jackass Forever'' (stylized as ''jackass fore♥er'') is a 2022 American reality comedy film directed and produced by Jeff Tremaine, along with producers Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville, and was released by Paramount Pictures. It is the fo ...

'' (2022) (special makeup effects designer) * ''

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'' (2022) (special makeup effects designer)

Recognition

*1990: Won Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival Award for "Best Special Effects" for the film '' Darkman'' *1990: Nominated for

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for "Best Makeup" for the TV series "Swamp Thing" *1990: Nominated for Saturn Award for "Best Makeup" for the film '' Darkman'' *1992: Won

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for 'Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature Films' for " Army of Darkness" *1994: Nominated for Saturn Award for "Best Makeup" for the film ''

'' (shared with Steve Johnson and Screaming Mad George) *1994: Nominated for Saturn Award for "Best Makeup" for the film '' Army of Darkness'' *2000: Nominated for OFTA Award for "Best Makeup and Hairstyling" for the film ''

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'' *2008: Nominated for OFTA Award for "Best Makeup and Hairstyling" for the film ''

'' *2014: Won Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for 'Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature Films' for '' Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'' (shared with Stephen Prouty) *2017: Nominated for Hollywood Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist Guild Award for 'Best Special Makeup Effects - Commercials & Music Videos' for the Foo Fighters' " Run"

References

External links

Alterian Inc. Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, Tony 1965 births Living people Artists from Cleveland Special effects people American designers American make-up artists American puppeteers