UCSD alumnus Mike Judge will serve as the keynote speaker for the university’s second-annual 2009 All-Campus Graduation Celebration. Creator of the movie ‘Office Space’ and shows such as ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Beavis and Butt-Head,’ Judge graduated from Earl Warren College in 1985 with a B.S. in physics.
The June 12 celebration is the final event of Senior Spring ‘mdash; a quarter of activities, networking events and career-building opportunities for graduating seniors.
After Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cancelled his appearance as last year’s keynote speaker ‘mdash; saying he would not cross the picket lines of 20,000 UC health workers in the midst of contract negotiations with the university ‘mdash; Chancellor Marye Anne Fox spoke instead.
‘Senior Spring is an opportunity for graduating seniors to celebrate their accomplishments with classmates at events such as Grad Nite at the Bookstore and the downtown Padres baseball game,’ Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Penny Rue said. ‘The quarter of events will allow them to connect with their fellow classmates and will support their transition into alumni.’
Judge’s ‘Office Space’ short was picked up by Comedy Central in 1991. One year later, he developed the ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ series for MTV’shy; ‘mdash; in which he voiced both title characters ‘mdash; and eventually released the feature-length film ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do America’ in 1996.
In 1997, Judge left MTV to create ‘King of the Hill’ for FOX. His film ‘Idiocracy,’ starring Luke Wilson, also gained a cult following. After ‘King of the Hill’ was cancelled in 2008, he began working on a new show for ABC called ‘The Goode Family.’
He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2007, and currently lives in Austin, Texas.