Michael Bay
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Feb 17 1965
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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…
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Miami Vice
Goon #3
Night Court
Crew
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Production
The Last Ship
Production
Black Sails
Production
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
A Quiet Place
Production
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Porsche Driver
The Purge
Production
The Neighbors
Michael Bay
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Crew
Transformers One
Production
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Truck Passenger (uncredited)
Bad Boys
Directing
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Production
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Production
Bad Boys for Life
Wedding MC
A Quiet Place Part II
Production
Pearl Harbor
Directing
Bumblebee
Production
Bad Boys II
Crappy Car Driver
Transformers: The Last Knight
Directing
A Quiet Place: Day One
Production
The Rock
Directing
Armageddon
NASA Scientist (uncredited)
Drop
Production
The Island
Production
The Purge
Production
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Directing
The Purge: Anarchy
Production
The Amityville Horror
Production
On the Lot
6 Underground
Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
Indecent Proposal
Crew
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Production
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Production
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Production
Pain & Gain
Production
The First Purge
Production
Coyote Ugly
Photographer
Ambulance
Directing
I Am Number Four
Production
Friday the 13th
Production
The Forever Purge
Production
Ouija
Production
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Production
The Unborn
Production
Project Almanac
Production
Mystery Men
Frat Boy
The Purge: Election Year
Production
Transformers
Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Production
Songbird
Production
Apartment 7A
Production
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Directing
All Is Lost
Crew
Horsemen
Production
The Hitcher
Production
Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior
Production
Billion Dollar Wreck
Production
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Directing
A Man's Story
Self
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Himself
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Sled Agent
A Quiet Place Part III
Production
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
Self
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover Movie
Production
Armageddon: Target Earth
Self
Sponsor
Production
OutRun
Directing
Wolf Night
Production
Big Rig
Production
Evolution Within Extinction
Self
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
In The Blink Of An Eye
Production
Meet Jimmy
Production
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
Self
Shredded
Production
Untitled Transformers Film
Directing
Lure
Production
Blink of an Eye
Production
I Am Yours
Production
The Rising
Production
The Birds
Production
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Self
Inherit the Earth
Production
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Self
Great White: My...My...My...
Directing
We Are Storror
Directing
Untitled Skibidi Toilet Film
Directing
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Directing
Life on Mars
Production
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
Self
Untitled The Purge Film
Production
Saturation Point
Production