Caption: THE BLOB Makeup effects artist Mike Smithson (L) finalizes the prosthetic makeup while Makeup Effects Supervisor Tony Gardner (R) adds the lace hairpieces to actor Del Close as Reverend Meeker for the Chuck Russell helmed film "The Blob."
Make Up Department, Special Effects, Art Department
Born: c. 1965
Known for: The Hangover (2009), Zombieland (2009), Army of Darkness (1992), Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
Source: IMDB
Known best for the films "127 Hours," "Zombieland," and"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa," as well as his work with Daft Punk, Tony Gardner began his film career working on "Michael Jackson's Thriller" under the auspices of Rick Baker. His very first independent FX job was an animatronic Half-Corpse for Dan O'Bannon's "The Return of the Living Dead," ...