Michael Bay
Born February 17, 1965 (Age: 61)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors. He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), The Hitcher (2007), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors.
He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), The Hitcher (2007), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Bad Boys: Legacy
2024
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as Self
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
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as Porsche Driver
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
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as Self (archive footage)
Bad Boys for Life
2020
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as Wedding MC
6 Underground
2019
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as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
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T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
2014
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as Self
Evolution Within Extinction
2014
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as Self
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
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as Truck Passenger (uncredited)
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
2012
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as
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Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
2012
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as Self
A Man's Story
2011
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as Self
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
2009
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as Self
Transformers
2007
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as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
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Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
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as Himself
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004
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as Self
Bad Boys II
2003
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as Crappy Car Driver
Coyote Ugly
2000
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as Photographer
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Age: 35
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
2000
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as Self
Mystery Men
1999
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as Frat Boy
Armageddon
1998
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as NASA Scientist (uncredited)
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998
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as Self
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986
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as Sled Agent