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Quick Facts

Born:
1965-02-17

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Credits:
27 Total Roles

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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).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die MOVIE Porsche Driver
2022 Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2020 Bad Boys for Life MOVIE Wedding MC
2019 6 Underground MOVIE Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
2014 Evolution Within Extinction MOVIE Self
2014 T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie MOVIE Self
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction MOVIE Truck Passenger (uncredited)
2012 The Neighbors TV Michael Bay
2012 Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now MOVIE Self
2012 Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon MOVIE Self

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