Gagliano has been involved with Lucasfilm since Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Gagliano has been part of the restoration of the Star Wars trilogy, even playing the role of a stormtrooper in the new footage. He has also worked on The Crucible, Speed II, and Independence Day, Titanic, Alien Resurrection, Home Alone III, and Great Expectations.

Ted Gagliano is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, but attended high school in Marin County, California. He then attended Princeton University and worked as an intern for Paramount on 3-D movies.