Tony Gardner (born in September 25, 1965,

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) is an American makeup designer, special effects designer and

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. He has designed and created effects for many feature films, including the films '' Zombieland'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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

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'', '' Seed of Chucky,'' ''

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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 Kyra) 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. has also designed and created the popular GEICO Cavemen 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 ''

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

* ''

The Return of The Living Dead ''The Return of the Living Dead'' is a 1985 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon (in his directorial debut) from a story by Rudy Ricci, John Russo, and Russell Streiner, and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, ...

'' (1985) (half-corpse animation) * '' ¡Three Amigos!'' (1986) (puppeteer) (uncredited) * ''The Blob'' (1988) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * ''

Darkman ''Darkman'' is a 1990 American superhero horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. The film stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who is brutally attacked, disfigured, and left for dead by ruthless mobster Robert Durant ( La ...

'' (1990) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * ''

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

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'' (1992) (puppeteer) (uncredited) * '' The Bodyguard'' (1992) (special properties) (uncredited) * ''

Army of Darkness ''Army of Darkness'' is a 1992 American dark fantasy comedy film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Sam Raimi. The film is the third installment in the Evil Dead, ''Evil Dead'' film series and the sequel to ''Evil Dead II'' (1987). Starring ...

'' (1992) (makeup effects designer) * ''

Freaked ''Freaked'' is a 1993 American black comedy film directed by Tom Stern (filmmaker), 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 sk ...

'' (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 directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on a story conceived by Jim and John Thomas. Loosely ...

'' (1999) (puppeteer) * ''

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'' (1999) (makeup effects designer, puppeteer) * '' Freddy Got Fingered'' (2001) (makeup effects designer) * ''

Osmosis Jones ''Osmosis Jones'' is a 2001 American live-action animated buddy cop 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 stars the ...

'' (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 adventure comedy film, animated adventure comedy film based on the television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It was co-written, co-produced, and directed by series creator Stephen Hill ...

'' (2004) (puppeteer) * '' Seed of Chucky'' (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, and produced by Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' ...

'' (2006) (special makeup designer) * '' Jackass 2.5'' (2007) (special makeup designer) * ''

'' (2007) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head) * '' Zombieland'' (2009) (makeup effects designer) * ''

'' (2010) (makeup effects designer) * ''

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'' (2010) (special makeup effects designer) * '' Jackass 3.5'' (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) * ''

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse ''Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'' is a 2015 American zombie comedy film directed by Christopher Landon, and written by Landon, Carrie Evans, Emi Mochizuki and Lona Williams. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, ...

'' (2015) (makeup effects artist, makeup effects designer/creator) * '' Cult of Chucky'' (2017) (animatronic effects supervisor, puppeteer, associate producer) * '' Who Is America?'' (2018) (makeup effects designer, makeup effects department head, associate producer) * ''

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'' (2018) (special makeup effects artist) * ''

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'' (2019) (makeup effects designer, special makeup effects artist) * '' Sextuplets'' (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) * '' Chucky'' (2021) (puppeteer, animatronic characters and effects by, associate producer) * ''

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

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'' (2022) (special makeup effects designer) * '' Jackass 4.5'' (2022) (special makeup effects designer)

Recognition

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

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

'' *1992: Won Fangoria Chainsaw Award for 'Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature Films' for "

" *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 ''

'' *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' "

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References

External links

Alterian Inc. Official website
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