Mike Judge

About

Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present). He also co-created the television series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025-present), The Goode Family (2009), Silicon Valley (2014–2019), Common Side Effects (2025- ), and Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017–2018). He wrote and directed the films Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996), Office Space (1999), Idiocracy (2006), and Extract (2009), and co-wrote the screenplay to Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022). Judge was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied physics. After losing interest in a career in science, Judge focused on animation and...

Known for

South ParkSeries • 1997The SimpsonsSeries • 1989Family GuySeries • 1999FrasierSeries • 1993Jeopardy!Series • 1984King of the HillSeries • 1997Beavis and Butt-HeadSeries • 1993Silicon ValleySeries • 2014Aqua Teen Hunger ForceSeries • 2000The Cleveland ShowSeries • 2009The OscarsSeries • 1953Common Side EffectsSeries • 2025Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-HeadSeries • 2022The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1997Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumiSeries • 2004IdiocracyMovie • 2006South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutMovie • 1999Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryMovie • 1997Celebrity DeathmatchSeries • 1998Office SpaceMovie • 1999Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost DreamsMovie • 2002Spy KidsMovie • 2001Exploding KittensSeries • 2024R.I.P.D.Movie • 2013