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).

Filmografi

Transformers: Age of Extinction2014 · Truck Passenger (uncredited)Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024 · Porsche DriverBad Boys for Life2020 · Wedding MCBad Boys II2003 · Crappy Car DriverArmageddon1998 · NASA Scientist (uncredited)Coyote Ugly2000 · Photographer6 Underground2019 · Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)Transformers2007 · Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)Mystery Men1999 · Frat BoyArmageddon: Target Earth1998 · SelfDown to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel2007 · SelfA Man's Story2011 · SelfVengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo1986 · Sled AgentMeat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life2022 · Self (archive footage)Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre2004 · SelfThe Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen2009 · SelfEvolution Within Extinction2014 · SelfPutting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'2000 · SelfAbove and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon2012 · Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now2012 · Self