Douglas Christopher Judge was born on the 13th October 1964, in Los Angeles, California USA and is an actor probably best known for playing Teal’c in the science fiction film series “Stargate SG-1” (1997 – 2007). He is also recognized for having given voice to video games and animation series, such as “X-Men: Evolution” (2000) and the video game “Stargate SG-1: The Alliance” (2005). He has also worked as a screenwriter for several episodes for “Stargate SG-1”. Judge has been active in the entertainment industry since 1990.
How much is the net worth of Christopher Judge? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the size of his wealth is over $3 million, as of the data presented in early 2017. Acting is the main source of Judge’s net worth.
Christopher Judge Net Worth $3 Million
To begin with, the boy was raised in Los Angeles, and was interested in acting from an early age. Judge was educated at Carson High School, and then Christopher studied at the University of Oregon with a sports scholarship in football, graduating in Telecommunications and Film Studies. He also studied acting at the Howard Fine Studio in Los Angeles, California.
Concerning his acting career, he started it working for the Howard Fine Studio in 1989, at first playing minor roles on the big screen in “Bird on a Wire” and “Cadence”, as well as episodic roles on television including in “Neon Rider”, “MacGyver”, “21 Jump Street” and “Booker” all in 1990. Then he was cast in the recurring role of the officer Richard Stiles in the series “Sirens” (1994 – 1995) – his net worth was now established.
Judge voiced the main heroes in the animated films too, in “Adventures from the Book of Virtues” (2000), “Action Man” (2000 – 2001) and “X-Men: Evolution” (2000 – 2003). He gained more prominence through his role of Teal’c in the science fiction series “Stargate – SG-1” (1997 – 2007), which was critically acclaimed, winning a number of awards (two Gemini, twelve Leo and five Saturn Awards) as well as scoring high audience ratings. Personally, Judge was nominated for the Saturn Award.
Regarding the roles landed in the feature films, Judge was cast as the main in the comedy film “A Dog’s Breakfast” (2006) directed by David Hewlett, then in 2010 the actor starred alongside Kevin Sorbo and Steph Song in the science fiction film “Paradox” by Brendon Spencer. Judge subsequently landed the lead role in the disaster film “Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark” (2014) directed by David Michael Latt, and the same year he was in the main cast of many feature films including “To Have and to Hold”, “The Underground Railroad”, “Reaper”, “La Apocalypse (Doomed Planet)” and several others, certainly improving his net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Judge has three children from his first marriage with Margaret Judge(1995-2011). He married the model and actress Gianna Patton at the end of 2011 and they have a daughter. Christopher Judge is the best friend of Michael Shanks, who was also an actor protagonist of the series “Stargate SG-1” (1997 – 2000).
(When asked about his inspiration growing up) "My number one inspiration was my mother. She worked two jobs and had breakfast and dinner prepared. I essentially called my mother, The Lion. She's fierce and she's proud. I'd like to think some of that rubbed off on me. In the film industry, Sidney Poitier, in a broader sense, Muhammad Ali. He put his beliefs above any monetary value. That's why his celebrity has never waned. Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really stood for something and were willing to die for it. You don't see a whole lot of that any more."
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(When asked about what advice he would give people interested in the acting field) "The advice that I can give anyone wanting to be in the biz: do all the work, learn your craft. There are no shortcuts. If you stay with it, you will get an opportunity. Whether you make the most of an opportunity depends on if you are prepared. Learn your craft, every aspect of it. Eat it, drink it, sleep it, then when you are the most prepared, you can make the most of it."
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He is of African and Cherokee ancestry.
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According to the DVD commentary for Stargate SG-1 (1997) Season 3, while filming the episode, _"Stargate SG-1" (1997) {Urgo (#3.16)_, Judge found guest star Dom DeLuise so hilarious, it proved nearly impossible for him to maintain a straight face around DeLuise while cameras were rolling, mainly due to DeLuise's constant improvising on the set, which was something of an issue, given the normally stone-faced, stoic demeanor of Judge's character, "Teal'c". As such, everyone agreed to scale back the scenes involving Teal'c, giving many of his character's lines to other cast members.
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Of the four original "Stargate SG-1" team members from the hit sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 (1997), he appeared in the most episodes (212). Amanda Tapping was in 207 episodes, Michael Shanks was in 197 and Richard Dean Anderson only appeared in 175.
Of the five original Stargate SG-1 (1997) regulars, he is the only one who did not appear in the first season of the spin-off series Stargate: Atlantis (2004).
Studied Drama at the renowned Howard Fine Studio in Los Angeles.
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Attended the University of Oregon on a football scholarship. Studied telecommunications and film. He played defensive safety and played in the Hula Bowl his senior year.
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During college, he entered a contest to host the West Coast FOX KLSR Morning Show. His five minute dialogue won.
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Father, with Margaret Judge (nee Margaret Schinke), of Cameron Judge, Christopher Judge and Catrina Judge, and with Gianna Patton, of Chloe Judge.