Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an Ecuadorian-born
American actor, voice artist, animator, filmmaker, and musician. He is
the creator of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head
(1993â€"1997, 2011), and co-creator of the television series King of
the Hill (1997â€"2010), The Goode Family (2009), Silicon Valley
(2014â€"2019), and Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus
(2017â€"2018). He also wrote and directed the films Beavis and
Butt-Head Do America (1996), Office Space (1999), Idiocracy (2006),
and Extract (2009).Judge was born in Ecuador and raised in the U.S.
state of New Mexico. He graduated from the University of California,
San Diego, where he studied physics. After losing interest in a career
in science, Judge began to focus on animation and creating short
films. One of these (Frog Baseball) was developed into the successful
MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head, which eventually spawned a 1996
feature film, as well as the spin-off series Daria (which Judge had no
involvement in).In 1995, Judge and former The Simpsons writer Greg
Daniels developed King of the Hill, which debuted on Fox in 1997 and
quickly became a hit with both critics and audiences; running for 13
seasons, it became one of the longest-running American animated
series. During the run of the show, Judge took some time off to write
and direct Office Space, Idiocracy, and Extract. As King of the Hill
was coming to an end, Judge created his third show, ABC's The Goode
Family, which received mixed reviews and was cancelled after 13
episodes. After a four-year hiatus, he created his fourth show, the
live-action Silicon Valley for HBO, which has received critical
acclaim since its premiere. In 2017, Judge's fourth animated series,
the music-themed Tales from the Tour Bus, premiered on Cinemax, to
critical and audience acclaim.
American actor, voice artist, animator, filmmaker, and musician. He is
the creator of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head
(1993â€"1997, 2011), and co-creator of the television series King of
the Hill (1997â€"2010), The Goode Family (2009), Silicon Valley
(2014â€"2019), and Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus
(2017â€"2018). He also wrote and directed the films Beavis and
Butt-Head Do America (1996), Office Space (1999), Idiocracy (2006),
and Extract (2009).Judge was born in Ecuador and raised in the U.S.
state of New Mexico. He graduated from the University of California,
San Diego, where he studied physics. After losing interest in a career
in science, Judge began to focus on animation and creating short
films. One of these (Frog Baseball) was developed into the successful
MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head, which eventually spawned a 1996
feature film, as well as the spin-off series Daria (which Judge had no
involvement in).In 1995, Judge and former The Simpsons writer Greg
Daniels developed King of the Hill, which debuted on Fox in 1997 and
quickly became a hit with both critics and audiences; running for 13
seasons, it became one of the longest-running American animated
series. During the run of the show, Judge took some time off to write
and direct Office Space, Idiocracy, and Extract. As King of the Hill
was coming to an end, Judge created his third show, ABC's The Goode
Family, which received mixed reviews and was cancelled after 13
episodes. After a four-year hiatus, he created his fourth show, the
live-action Silicon Valley for HBO, which has received critical
acclaim since its premiere. In 2017, Judge's fourth animated series,
the music-themed Tales from the Tour Bus, premiered on Cinemax, to
critical and audience acclaim.
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