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Michael Bay

Michael Bay

Director · Born 1965-02-17 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

Directed

  1. Transformers (2007) — Director
  2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) — Director
  3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) — Director
  4. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) — Director
  5. Armageddon (1998) — Director
  6. Pearl Harbor (2001) — Director
  7. Bad Boys (1995) — Director
  8. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — Director
  9. Bad Boys II (2003) — Director
  10. The Island (2005) — Director
  11. The Rock (1996) — Director
  12. 6 Underground (2019) — Director
  13. Pain & Gain (2013) — Director
  14. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) — Director
  15. Ambulance (2022) — Director
  16. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993) — Director
  17. Great White: My...My...My... (2002) — Director
  18. We Are Storror (2025) — Director
  19. OutRun — Director
  20. Skibidi Toilet — Director
  21. Untitled Transformers Film — Director
  22. Operation Epic Fury — Director
  23. Got Milk?: Aaron Burr (1993) — Director
  24. A History of Protection (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Transformers (2007) — Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
  2. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) — Truck Passenger (uncredited)
  3. Bad Boys for Life (2020) — Wedding MC
  4. Armageddon (1998) — NASA Scientist (uncredited)
  5. Bad Boys II (2003) — Crappy Car Driver
  6. 6 Underground (2019) — Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
  7. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) — Porsche Driver
  8. Coyote Ugly (2000) — Photographer
  9. Mystery Men (1999) — Frat Boy
  10. Miami Vice (1984) — Goon #3
  11. The Neighbors (2012) — Michael Bay
  12. MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) — Self
  13. Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo (1986) — Sled Agent
  14. A Man's Story (2011) — Self
  15. The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009) — Self
  16. Taff (1997) — self
  17. Evolution Within Extinction (2014) — Self
  18. On the Lot (2007)
  19. Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' (2000) — Self
  20. Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004) — Self
  21. Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon (2012)
  22. Armageddon: Target Earth (1998) — Self
  23. Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  24. Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now (2012) — Self
  25. Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007) — Self