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Michael Bay

Feb 17, 1965 (60 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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

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Miami Vice
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Porsche Driver
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
Truck Passenger (uncredited)
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Bad Boys for Life
Wedding MC
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Armageddon
NASA Scientist (uncredited)
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Bad Boys II
Crappy Car Driver
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
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Coyote Ugly
Photographer
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6 Underground
Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
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The Neighbors
Michael Bay

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