Mike Judge
Birth Name:
Michael Craig Judge
Birth Place:
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Animation department, Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- Winner of the Winsor McCay Award in 2009 for his contributions to animation
- Won a 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival Audience Award
- Graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 1985 with a degree in physics
- After leaving his job as an engineer, he toured with a blues band as a bass player
- Started out as an electrician working on systems for F-18 fighter jets
- Best known for creating the animated series "Beavis and Butt-Head" and "King of the Hill․"
- His production "Office Space" caused the restaurant chain TGI Fridays to stop requiring its employees to wear buttons on their uniforms
Awards
- 1994CableACE - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1997Annie - Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Male Performer in a TV Production:Nominated
- 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 2000Annie - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production:Nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2014Audience Award - Episodic:Winner
- 2015DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
- 2016DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2016Just Laughs Award - Comedy Writers of the Year:Winner
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2019Texas Film Hall of Fame - Star Of Texas:Winner
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2026Independent Spirit Award - Best New Scripted Series:Nominated