Net worth & personal profile
Mike JudgeNet Worth
The $80M estimate examined through Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill, a documented $53M earnings year and a potentially pivotal rights move.
Source: Celebrity Net Worth estimate. Not an independently verified personal balance sheet.
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The essentials
Celebrity Net Worth currently estimates $80 million, replacing the old page’s unsupported and internally inconsistent figures. [1]
Forbes estimated $53 million in 1998 earnings, a historical one-year figure that cannot be treated as current net worth. [2]
Judge reportedly intends to seek termination of earlier U.S. rights grants for Beavis and Butt-Head, but no completed rights transfer has been established. [6]
The early years · The career · The money · Current work · Personal life
Mike Judge’s old profile turned franchise success into personal wealth, attributed voices and video games to him that were not his work, and invented investments, philanthropy and family details. This replacement starts with a single attributed estimate and separates earnings, rights, company revenue and private assets.
Animation can create value through writing and producing fees, voice work, backend participation, licensing, merchandising and ownership. Public credits prove creative involvement; they do not reveal the contract behind each revenue stream. Net Worth VIP — methodology
01 / The road
A physics graduate who taught himself animation
Judge was born in Ecuador in 1962 and raised in Albuquerque. He earned a physics degree from the University of California, San Diego, then worked technical jobs, including engineering connected to F-18 systems, before moving toward music and animation. Los Angeles Times — Mike Judge profile
After an animation festival in 1991 convinced him that cartoons could carry his style of comedy, he made shorts independently. Frog Baseball placed Beavis and Butt-Head on MTV’s Liquid Television, and the network subsequently contracted 65 episodes. Television Academy — Beavis and Butt-Head
The breakthrough came from characters and voices Judge created himself, but creative authorship did not automatically give him permanent control of every exploitation right. That distinction would shape both the franchise’s economics and the rights story decades later.
02 / The portfolio
Five durable worlds, several different business arrangements
Beavis and Butt-Head made Judge an MTV-era star. King of the Hill, co-created with Greg Daniels, added a long-running broadcast property; Office Space and Idiocracy became enduring film titles; Silicon Valley brought his workplace satire to HBO. These credits form a rare cross-platform catalog, but they do not sit in one publicly disclosed personal holding company.
King of the Hill’s original run passed 250 episodes. Its revival returned in 2025, and season 15 premiered July 29, 2026, with Judge again voicing Hank Hill and serving as executive producer. ABC/Hulu — King of the Hill season 15
Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head also released a 12-episode third revival season on Paramount+ in June 2026. Paramount lists him as creator, writer, producer and the voice of both leads. Paramount+ — season 3
03 / The estimate
Why $80 million is plausible but unverified
Celebrity Net Worth currently estimates Judge at $80 million. It is the displayed benchmark here, not an audited conclusion. No reviewed source supplies a complete list of his cash, investments, property, production interests, royalties, tax exposure and liabilities. Celebrity Net Worth — Mike Judge
Forbes placed Judge at number 17 in its 1998 entertainer earnings table with $53 million. That is unusually concrete historical evidence, yet it describes estimated earnings for one period, before taxes and spending, rather than wealth in 2026. Forbes — 1998 earnings
The profile does not add box-office grosses, streaming value, merchandise sales or the Forbes figure to the $80 million estimate. Each measures a different thing, and Judge’s personal percentage is generally undisclosed.
The evidence, with its limits
| Source / measure | Public figure | What it establishes |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Net Worth — Mike Judge | $80M | Current third-party net-worth estimate; no public personal balance sheet. |
| Forbes — 1998 earnings table | $53M | Estimated earnings for one historical period, not current wealth. |
| Television Academy — Beavis and Butt-Head | 65 episodes | MTV’s initial series commitment after the Liquid Television short. |
| ABC/Hulu — King of the Hill | 250+ episodes | Scale of the original series; no disclosure of Judge’s personal backend. |
| Paramount+ — season 3 | 12 episodes | 2026 revival output; compensation and ownership terms remain private. |
| The Playlist — rights report | Possible 2027 window | Reported U.S. termination claim; not proof of a completed transfer or a valuation. |
04 / The rights
The Beavis and Butt-Head claim could change his leverage
Contemporary accounts make clear that MTV controlled the property under the original arrangement even while Judge created and voiced the characters. In August 2026, reporting said his lawyer notified Paramount that Judge intended to exercise U.S. copyright termination rights tied to the early grant. The Playlist — reported rights notice
A notice is the start of a legal process, not an instant worldwide transfer. The reported statutory window could affect U.S. rights beginning in 2027, while existing productions, international rights and earlier contracts may remain separate. No settlement, license price or completed reversion was public at this review date.
That uncertainty matters financially. Greater control could improve Judge’s negotiating position for future productions and licensing, but assigning a dollar value now would turn a legal possibility into a fictitious asset.
05 / The person now
Two daughters, no confirmed current partner and three active TV threads
Judge married Francesca Morocco in 1989, before his television breakthrough. Biographical references record two daughters; the marriage ended in divorce in 2009. A current partner is not confirmed in reliable public reporting reviewed for this profile, so the page does not repeat speculative relationship claims. Encyclopedia.com — Mike Judge biography
His current released work spans both signature animated worlds: season three of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head arrived in June 2026, followed by King of the Hill season 15 in July. He continues as writer, producer and voice performer across those productions.
Protective Custody, a comedy project involving Ben Stiller, Judge, Steve Hely and Dave King, was reported in development at Apple in May 2026. Development does not equal a series order, and no financial terms were disclosed. TheWrap — Protective Custody
Financial record
The money timeline
U.S. rights claim reportedBusinessNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
Judge reportedly notified Paramount of an intended termination claim; no completed transfer was established.
Open source for U.S. rights claim reported ↗King of the Hill season 15 returnsTelevisionNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
Judge returned as executive producer and the voice of Hank Hill.
Open source for King of the Hill season 15 returns ↗Forbes estimates $53M annual earningsEarnings$53MDetails & source
Amount and context
$53,000,000 · USD
Forbes ranked Judge 17th in its historical entertainer earnings table; the figure is not net worth.
Open source for Forbes estimates $53M annual earnings ↗King of the Hill premieresCareerNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
The co-created series began a run that ultimately passed 250 episodes before its revival.
Open source for King of the Hill premieres ↗Beavis and Butt-Head premieresCareerNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
The MTV series turned Judge’s independent shorts into his defining franchise.
Open source for Beavis and Butt-Head premieres ↗Amounts describe different financial measures and retain their original currencies. They must not be added together as personal wealth. Our methodology.
Common questions
Questions, answered
What is Mike Judge’s net worth in 2026?
Celebrity Net Worth estimates $80 million as of September 2026. The number is a third-party estimate, not an audited balance sheet.
Did Mike Judge earn $53 million in one year?
Forbes listed him with $53 million in estimated 1998 earnings. That historical annual figure should not be confused with current net worth or salary.
Does Mike Judge own Beavis and Butt-Head?
Reporting in August 2026 said Judge intends to pursue termination of earlier U.S. rights grants. The reviewed sources do not establish that ownership has already transferred, and international and existing-production rights may differ.
Is Mike Judge married and does he have children?
He divorced Francesca Morocco in 2009 after a marriage that began in 1989. They have two daughters. No current partner was confirmed in reliable public reporting reviewed for this profile.
What is Mike Judge working on now?
In 2026 he remained active on revived seasons of Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill. Protective Custody was also reported in development at Apple, without a confirmed series order in the source reviewed.
Follow the evidenceSources & reading11 links
- Celebrity Net Worth — Mike Judge ↗
Current $80 million estimate and biography; no public personal balance sheet.
- Forbes — Top 40 entertainers, 1998 earnings ↗
Archived Forbes table lists Mike Judge at $53 million in estimated 1998 earnings; this is not present-day net worth.
- Television Academy — Beavis and Butt-Head ↗
Career history from the original shorts to MTV’s 65-episode order.
- ABC/Hulu — King of the Hill season 15 ↗
Official July 29, 2026 return date and Judge’s acting and executive-producer credits.
- Paramount+ — Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head season 3 ↗
Official June 10, 2026 season-three release, 12 episodes and Judge’s creator, writer, producer and voice credits.
- The Playlist — reported U.S. rights notice ↗
Reports that Judge notified Paramount of an intended U.S. copyright-termination claim; no completed transfer is established.
- TheWrap — Protective Custody in development ↗
Reports an Apple comedy project in development with Judge among the writers, showrunners and executive producers.
- Los Angeles Times — Mike Judge profile ↗
Contemporary account of his engineering background, early animation, family and Fox deal.
- Encyclopedia.com — Mike Judge biography ↗
Biographical reference for birthplace, marriage and two daughters.
- Wikimedia Commons — Mike Judge in 2025 ↗
Gage Skidmore portrait from San Diego Comic-Con 2025, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Net Worth VIP — methodology ↗
Why annual earnings, franchise revenue, intellectual-property rights and personal wealth must be kept separate.
