Mike Judge is an American actor, producer, director, animator, and author who has a net worth of $75 million. He is best known for his creation of the animated TV series — Beavis and Butt-Head. Judge is one of the famous animated series writers. In 2004, he was introduced to the Texas Hall of Fame.
Since 1985, Mike Judge has contributed to the film industry through his amazing writing, acting, producing, and directing.
Judge is very famous especially to animated movie lovers for his creations like King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-Head, Office Space, and so on. Throughout his career, Mike has won seven prestigious awards so far.
Earning Highlights
Mike Judge has gathered most of his wealth through film writing and acting. In the film industry, Judge has an acting credit for 45 films and television series.
Besides, Mike is credited with 31 films. Most of these were animated movies.
As a supporting actor, Mike Judge is credited with $448 million in the worldwide box office. His high-grossing film appearances are:
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Spy Kids
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
- R.I.P.D.
As a director, Mike Judge is credited with 18 films. He received $444,093 directing the Idiocracy film. His created animated series has been ranked in the Top 60 Greatest Cartoons of All Time list.
Mike Judge received multi-million dollars from the film industry.
However, below is Mike Judge’s yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly income or salary:
- Yearly Income: $10 million
- Monthly Income: $833k
- Weekly Income: $192k
- Daily Income: $27k
- Hourly Income: $1,141
Mike Judge: At a Glance
| Full Name | Michael Craig Judge |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 17 October 1962 |
| Birth Place | Guayaquil, Ecuador, United States |
| Height | 1.82 m |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Spouse | Francesco Morocco (m. 1989-2009) |
| Children | 3; (Lily Judge, Julia Judge, Charles Judge) |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Net Worth | $75 million |
Early Life
Michael Craig Judge was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, United States, on 17 October 1962. He is the second son of three siblings. His parents are William James Judge and Margaret Yvonne.
Mike Judge grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Talking about education, he went to St. Pius X High School. Later, he graduated from the University of California, San Diego taking a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics.
Career
After graduating in 1985, Judge was involved in Jobs. But, he couldn’t find any interest in his jobs. After serving two years, he moved to Silicon Valley and joined a startup video card company.
In 1992, Judge began developing animated series. He first made a short animated film — Frog Baseball where he featured the fictional character Beavis and Butt-Head.
Frog Baseball led him to create the Beavis and Butt-Head series that has made him worldwide famous. This animated series ranked in the Top 60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time list.
Apart from Beavis and Butt-Head, Judge further wrote King of the Hill, Office Space, and Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, and so on.
In the film industry, Mike Judge has written 31 films and television series.
As an actor, Judge appeared in 45 films and TV series. He earned further popularity directing the Idiocracy film.
Throughout his career, Mike Judge has won seven awards so far. Below is his winning awards:
- Primetime Emmy Awards
- Annie Awards (2 times)
- Online Film and Television Awards
- SXSW Film Festival Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
Still, Mike Judge is contributing to the film industry actively.
FAQs
Appearing in 45 films and TV series, Mike Judge is concentrating to elaborate his animated series Beavis and Butt-Head. This was his maiden major project. Now, he is desiring to bring Beavis and Butt-Head back to Comedy Central.
Beavis is a fictional character invented by Mike Judge. He wrote this animated series featuring fictional characters like Beavis, Butt-Head, and so on. What’s more, Mike Judge lent his voice to the main character Beavis.
Beavis is a fictional character that has been shown in the animated series ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’. However, the name Beavis came from old French that means ‘Fair Face’. The word Beavis is the moderate form of the word ‘Beauvais’.
Sources:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0431918/ — Mike Judge IMDB.
https://www.the-numbers.com/person/74110401-Mike-Judge#tab=summary — Mike Judge Box Office earnings summary.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2014/04/07/silicon-valley-premiere-review-this-is-your-baby/?sh=4b0084a1f882 — a brief article on Mike Judge’s new show.
