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{{short description|American actor, animator, and filmmaker (born 1962)}}
{{About|the actor, animator, and filmmaker|the billiards player|Michael Judge|the Roman Catholic priest|Mychal Judge|the hardcore punk musician|Judge (band)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mike Judge
| image = SXSW-2024 Office Space Mike Judge (3x4 cropped).jpg
| caption = Judge at [[SXSW|SXSW 2024]]
| birth_name = Michael Craig Judge
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|10|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]
| education = [[University of California, San Diego]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|animator|writer|producer|director}}
| years_active = 1983–present
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{Marriage|Francesca Morocco|1989|2009|end=div}}}}
| children = 3
| signature = Mike Judge Signature.svg
}}
'''Michael Craig Judge''' (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Judge |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mike-judge/credits/166661/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=June 11, 2020 |archive-date=May 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502195654/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mike-judge/credits/166661/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Filmmaker Judge: Physics to Hollywood">{{cite web|url=https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/thisweek/2009/06/15_gradjudge.asp|title=From Physics Degree to Hollywood Success|author=Patringenaru, Ioana|website=This Week @ UCSD|publisher=[[University of California, San Diego]]|date=June 15, 2009|access-date=January 1, 2019|archive-date=May 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520051921/https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/thisweek/2009/06/15_gradjudge.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> He is best known for being the creator of 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 (TV series)|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 (film)|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]],<ref name="Filmmaker Judge: Physics to Hollywood" /> where he studied physics.<ref name="Filmmaker Judge: Physics to Hollywood" /> After losing interest in a career in science, Judge focused on animation and short films. His animated short ''[[Frog Baseball]]'' was developed into the successful [[MTV]] series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'', and the spin-off series ''[[Daria]]'' (with which Judge had no involvement).

In 1995, Judge and former ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' writer [[Greg Daniels]] developed ''King of the Hill'', which debuted on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in 1997 and quickly became popular with both critics and audiences. Running for 13 seasons, it became one of the [[List of longest-running United States television series|longest-running American animated series]]. During the run of the show, Judge took 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, [[American Broadcasting Company|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 (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]'' for [[HBO]], which has received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/silicon-valley/season-1|title=Silicon Valley: season 1|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 11, 2015|archive-date=March 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328152458/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/silicon-valley/season-1|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Judge's fourth animated series, the music-themed ''[[Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus|Tales from the Tour Bus]]'', premiered on [[Cinemax]], to acclaim.

Judge has won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and two [[Annie Awards]] for ''King of the Hill'' and two [[Critics' Choice Television Award]]s and [[Satellite Awards]] for ''Silicon Valley''.