Michael Bay

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.

Most Known For

Miami Vice

as Goon #3

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

as Porsche Driver

Taff

as self

Transformers: Age of Extinction

as Truck Passenger (uncredited)

Bad Boys for Life

as Wedding MC

Armageddon

as NASA Scientist (uncredited)

Coyote Ugly

as Photographer

Bad Boys II

as Crappy Car Driver

6 Underground

as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)

The Neighbors

as Michael Bay

Transformers

as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)

Mystery Men

as Frat Boy

On the Lot

Bad Boys: Legacy

as Self

Evolution Within Extinction

as Self

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

as Self

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

as Himself

A Man's Story

as Self