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Mike Judge
Michael Craig Judge is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is the creator of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head, and co-created the television series King of the Hill, The Goode Family (2009), Silicon Valley (2014–2019), and Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017–2018). He wrote and directed the films Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996),…
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culture · American actor, animator, and filmmaker (born 1962) · film director · actor · voice actor · screenwriter · animator · composer · television actor · journalist · film actor · electronics technician · also Mike Judge, Judgemental Films, Michael Judge, Michael C. Judge, Judge
Born 17 October 1962 · Q434585
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2026· 2 entries
Variety: ‘King of the Hill’ Co-Creator Mike Judge to Receive Annecy Festival Honorary Cristal
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head Season 3 Episode 12 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch
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2024· 1 entry
Judge, along with Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner, co-created the series In the Know
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2023· 2 entries
On Freeform and Hulu, and has received mostly positive reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes ratings of 80% Fresh from critics, and 90% Fresh from audiences
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A revival on Hulu was officially confirmed to be ordered
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2022· 2 entries
“has a very good chance of coming back.”
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Judge stated that the show "has a very good chance of coming back
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2019· 1 entry
Judge announced he had been developing two projects for HBO: QualityLand and A5, both of which were later scrapped by HBO in 2021
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2018· 2 entries
And a sixth season, which premiered on October 27, 2019, and served as its final season
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Starred in the film, The Front Runner
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2017· 2 entries
Deadline confirmed that Cinemax ordered 8 episodes of Judge's new animated series, Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus
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Judge's fourth animated series, the music-themed Tales from the Tour Bus, premiered on Cinemax, to acclaim
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Inkpot Award (2016).
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2014· 1 entry
Judge said that there is still a possibility that Beavis and Butt-Head could be pitched to another network, adding that he wouldn't mind making more episodes
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2013· 1 entry
Judge collaborated with Seth MacFarlane on a mashup episode of Family Guy, in which, complete with a Hill-themed opening, Judge reprises his role as Hank Hill
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2012· 1 entry
Judge directed the music video (animation by Titmouse) for country music group Zac Brown Band's "The Wind"
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2011· 1 entry
Mike Judge said that no current plans exist to revive King of the Hill, although he would not rule out the possibility of it returning
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2010· 2 entries
And 2012, Judge played cameos as Hank on two episodes of MacFarlane's The Cleveland Show
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Reruns of The Goode Family aired Monday nights at 10 pm on Comedy Central, beginning January 4
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2009· 4 entries
And received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a minor commercial success
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However, Fox released a statement that the network would air a one-hour series finale (which consisted of a regular 30-minute episode followed by a 30-minute finale) on September 13, 2009
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However, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson stated that the show, along with Surviving Suburbia, had officially been canceled due to low ratings
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It was announced that Fox ordered at least two more episodes to give the show a proper finale
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Winsor McCay Award (2008).
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2006· 1 entry
In an IGN interview about King of the Hill:
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2005· 1 entry
Judge was presented with the Austin Film Festival's Outstanding Television Writer Award by Johnny Hardwick
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1997· 1 entry
The series became a large success for Fox and was named one of the best television series of the year by various publications, including Entertainment Weekly, Time, and TV Guide
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1995· 1 entry
Judge and former Simpsons writer Greg Daniels developed King of the Hill, which debuted on Fox in 1997 and quickly became popular with both critics and audiences
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1992· 1 entry
Developed Frog Baseball, a short film featuring the characters Beavis and Butt-Head, which was to be featured on Liquid Television, a 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV
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1991· 1 entry
His short film Office Space (also known as the Milton series of shorts) was acquired by Comedy Central, following an animation festival in Dallas
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1989· 1 entry
After seeing animation cels on display in a movie theater, Judge purchased a Bolex 16 mm film camera and began creating his own animated shorts in his home in Richardson, Texas
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1987· 1 entry
Moved to Silicon Valley to join Parallax Graphics, a startup video card company with about 40 employees based in Santa Clara, California
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1985· 2 entries
Studied at University of California, San Diego (1985).
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Successfully held several brief jobs in physics and mechanical engineering, but found himself growing bored with science
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-10-17.
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