Claim: Mike Judge is a writer.

Michael Craig `` Mike '' Judge -LRB- born October 17 , 1962 -RRB- is an American actor , animator , writer , producer , director , and musician . Judge is the creator of the television series Beavis and Butt-Head -LRB- 1993 -- 1997 , 2011 -RRB- , co-creator of the television series King of the Hill -LRB- 1997 -- 2010 -RRB- , The Goode Family -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , and Silicon Valley -LRB- 2014 -- present -RRB- . He also wrote and directed the films Beavis and Butt-Head Do America -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Office Space -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , Idiocracy -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and Extract -LRB- 2009 -RRB- .   Judge graduated from University of California , San Diego , where he studied physics . After becoming uninterested in his career in science , Judge began to experiment with animation and started to create his own short films . Finding success in his animated shorts , Judge began to develop one of his most popular shorts which would later become Beavis and Butt-Head . The show was critically acclaimed by both audiences and critics , and launched the spin-off series Daria and the feature film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America . In 1995 , Judge and former Simpsons writer Greg Daniels developed King of the Hill , which quickly became a hit with both critics and audiences . During the run of the show , Judge took some 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 titled The Goode Family , which received mixed reviews and was cancelled after 13 episodes . After a four-year hiatus , Judge created his fourth show Silicon Valley , which has received critical acclaim since its premiere .   Judge has won a Primetime Emmy Award and two Annie Awards for King of the Hill and two Critics ' Choice Television Awards and Satellite Awards for Silicon Valley .   On January 12 , 2017 , Deadline confirmed that Cinemax ordered 8 episodes of Judge 's new animated series , Mike Judge Presents : Tales from the Tour Bus . It is set to premiere in 2017 .