Michael Bay
Biography
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action movies 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), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Filmography
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
as Porsche Driver
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Boys for Life
2020
as Wedding MC
6 Underground
2019
as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
Evolution Within Extinction
2014
as Self
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
as Truck Passenger (uncredited)
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Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
2012
as Self
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
2012
A Man's Story
2011
as Self
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
2009
as Self
Transformers
2007
as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
as Self
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004
as Self
Bad Boys II
2003
as Crappy Car Driver
Coyote Ugly
2000
as Photographer
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
2000
as Self
Mystery Men
1999
as Frat Boy
Armageddon
1998
as NASA Scientist (uncredited)
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998
as Self
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986
as Sled Agent