Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a film director and producer. He is best known for directing high-budget action films characterized by fast edits, polished visuals and substantial use of practical effects. His films, which include "The Rock" (1996), "Armageddon" (1998), "Pearl Harbor" (2001) and entries in the "Bad Boys" (1995-2003) and "Transformers" (2007-2017) series, have grossed over three billion dollars worldwide. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness; he is co-chair and part-owner of the special effects house Digital Domain; and he co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production company which has remade horror movies including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "Friday the 13th" (2009) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Legacy as Self
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Porsche Driver
- 2023 · Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
- 2020 · Bad Boys for Life as Wedding MC
- 2019 · 6 Underground as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
- 2014 · Evolution Within Extinction as Self
- 2014 · T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie as Self
- 2014 · Transformers: Age of Extinction as Truck Passenger (uncredited)
- 2012 · The Neighbors as Michael Bay
- 2012 · Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon as
- 2012 · Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now as Self
- 2011 · A Man's Story as Self
- 2009 · The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen as Self
- 2007 · Transformers as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
- 2007 · On the Lot as
- 2007 · Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel as Himself
- 2004 · Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre as Himself
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Crappy Car Driver
- 2000 · Coyote Ugly as Photographer
- 2000 · Putting The Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' as Self
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Frat Boy
- 1998 · Armageddon as NASA Scientist (uncredited)
- 1997 · Taff as self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1986 · Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo as Sled Agent
- 1984 · Miami Vice as