Birth nameDouglas Christopher Judge Birth information13 October 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA BioDouglas Christopher Judge was born raised in Los Angeles, and is of African American and Cherokee ancestry.Judge always knew that he wanted to be an actor, wanting to invoke feelings in others that he was receiving from the shows. He realized quickly that sports would be the stepping stone to an acting career.Attending the University of Oregon on a football scholarship, Judge led in kickoff return yardage for 1983-84 and interceptions in 1984, in addition to earning the Casanova Award in 1982 (given to the freshman or newcomer of the year). Judge was also a three time All American, a Pacific-10 Conference Selection in 1984, and played in the 1985 Hula Bowl.While at Oregon Judge was a pre-med major, then psychology, then telecommunications and film, with a minor in psychology. In his senior year he won a regional contest to host the West Coast Fox KLSR Morning Show, an "MTV talk show type thing"; he used this experience to get an agent and move to Los Angeles.Judge began studying at the Howard Fine Institute in LA in 1989. Some early roles were Bird on a Wire, Cadence, Neon Rider and MacGyver with future Stargate SG-1 star Richard Dean Anderson. In the ensuing years, Judge had small parts in various television shows and movies such as 21 Jump Street (with future SG-1 director Peter DeLuise), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and House Party 2, and as a regular on Sirens from 1994 to 1995.Judge's largest role came in 1997 with Stargate SG-1. While at a friend's house, he saw his friend's roommate practicing for an audition and was intrigued. While the roommate was away, Judge looked at the audition notes, then called his agent and insisted he get him an audition, or lose him as a client. At the audition there were three sets of actors for each of the principle roles, but eight or ten for the role of Teal'c. Judge was confident he got the part when they dismissed everyone who read for the part except him. Out of all the actors in Stargate SG-1, Judge has been in the most episodes.More recent works of Judge's include guest spots on Andromeda and Stargate: Atlantis, the television movie Personal Effects, and the films Snow Dogs and A Dog's Breakfast, the latter written and directed by fellow Stargate actor David Hewlett.Judge has written three episodes of Stargate: SG-1: "The Changeling", "Birthright", and "Sacrifices". After Stargate was canceled, Judge began writing a script for a show called Rage of Angels.Judge also does voice acting for animated series and video games, including the voice of Magneto on X-Men: Evolution and the canceled Stargate SG-1: The Alliance. In the season eight episodes of Stargate ("Avatar" and "The Warrior"), Teal'c informs SG-1 that he plays Def Jam Vendetta, alluding to the fact that Judge was a voice actor in that game. He is also known for voicing Jericho in Turok.

In case you aren’t aware of it by now, but yeah, the new Stargate show Universe is very, very different from all the other Stargate shows that’s come before it. If the teaser trailers for the new show didn’t already alert you to that fact, then Michael Shanks wants to reiterate: Universe is not your father’s Stargate. In an interview with SciFiWire, Shanks confirms that he, along with Stargate SG1 castmembers Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping will indeed be involved in the pilot, though according to Shanks, his role will be a very minor cameo, and not really a guest appearance. Which means “in and out”, and nothing more. (Curiously, still nothing about Christopher Judge…) He did say this about the tone of Universe, and how it differs from his SG1 or Atlantis: I can’t talk so much about the details of what I do or anything like that,
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The 1994 sci-fi blockbuster Stargate opened doorways into TV spin-offs, DVD movies, video games, books and comics, with the latest series - Stargate Universe - coming to small screens in October.
The first spin-off was the television show Stargate Sg-1, a sequel to the original movie which began with a two-part pilot episode called Children of the Gods. The series became the longest-running American sci-fi show.
On Monday (July 27), 20th Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment are releasing Stargate Sg-1: Children of the Gods on DVD for the first time, priced £19.99.
This Final Cut edition features the two-part TV pilot recut into 90-minute movie format and remastered with brand new visual effects.
Special features include a commentary by producer Brad Wright and star Richard Dean Anderson and a Back to the Beginning featurette.
Children of the Gods picks up a year after the events of the movie and sees hostile
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We have two clips in from the eagerly anticipated DVD release of "Stargate: Children of the Gods" which sees release on July 21st via MGM Home Entertainment. The film stars Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Don S. Davis, Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge. Including in the DVD is commentary from Co-Writer and Executive Producer Brad Wright and Richard Dean Anderson as well as a "Back to the Beginning" featurette and more. Re-mastered. Re-cut. Re-imagined… Remarkable! The thrilling pilot episode of television’s longest running Sci-Fi series is available to own on DVD. With exclusive special features and masterful fine-tuning from series Executive Producer Brad Wright, Stargate Sg-1™: Children of the Gods Final Cut is the ultimate realization

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