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Known credits:
109
Birthday:
1965-02-17
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Michael Bay

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting
2024 Bad Boys: Legacy Actor Self 58
Average
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die Actor Porsche Driver 71
Good
2023 Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life Actor Self N/A
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2020 Bad Boys for Life Actor Wedding MC 70
Good
2019 6 Underground Actor Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited) 62
Fair
2014 T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie Actor Self 58
Average
2014 Evolution Within Extinction Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Actor Truck Passenger (uncredited) 58
Average
2012 Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon Actor 59
Average
2012 Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now Actor Self N/A
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2011 A Man's Story Actor Self 58
Average
2009 The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen Actor Self 58
Average
2007 Transformers Actor Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited) 67
Fair
2007 Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel Actor Himself N/A
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2004 Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre Actor Self 58
Average
2003 Bad Boys II Actor Crappy Car Driver 66
Fair
2000 Coyote Ugly Actor Photographer 62
Fair
2000 Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' Actor Self 58
Average
1999 Mystery Men Actor Frat Boy 58
Average
1998 Armageddon Actor NASA Scientist (uncredited) 67
Fair
1998 Armageddon: Target Earth Actor Self N/A
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1986 Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo Actor Sled Agent 58
Average

Directing
2025 We Are Storror Directing Director N/A
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2022 Ambulance Directing Director 64
Fair
2019 6 Underground Directing Director 62
Fair
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Directing Director 60
Fair
2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Directing Director 71
Good
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Directing Director 58
Average
2013 Pain & Gain Directing Director 62
Fair
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Directing Director 61
Fair
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Directing Director 61
Fair
2007 Transformers Directing Director 67
Fair
2005 The Island Directing Director 66
Fair
2003 Bad Boys II Directing Director 66
Fair
2002 Great White: My...My...My... Directing Director 58
Average
2001 Pearl Harbor Directing Director 68
Fair
1998 Armageddon Directing Director 67
Fair
1996 The Rock Directing Director 69
Fair
1995 Bad Boys Directing Director 67
Fair
1993 I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) Directing Director 59
Average
Untitled Skibidi Toilet Film Directing Director N/A
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OutRun Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Transformers Film Directing Director N/A
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Production
2027 A Quiet Place Part III Production Producer N/A
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2025 Drop Production Producer 61
Fair
2025 We Are Storror Production Producer N/A
N/A
2024 Apartment 7A Production Producer 59
Average
2024 Transformers One Production Producer 74
Good
2024 Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2024 A Quiet Place: Day One Production Producer 65
Fair
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Production Producer 70
Good
2022 Ambulance Production Producer 64
Fair
2021 The Forever Purge Production Producer 67
Fair
2021 A Quiet Place Part II Production Producer 73
Good
2020 Songbird Production Producer 60
Fair
2019 6 Underground Production Producer 62
Fair
2018 Bumblebee Production Producer 66
Fair
2018 The Purge Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Production Executive Producer 76
Good
2018 The First Purge Production Producer 59
Average
2018 A Quiet Place Production Producer 73
Good
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2016 Ouija: Origin of Evil Production Producer 60
Fair
2016 The Purge: Election Year Production Producer 63
Fair
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Production Producer 60
Fair
2016 Billion Dollar Wreck Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Production Producer 71
Good
2015 Project Almanac Production Producer 66
Fair
2014 Ouija Production Producer 52
Average
2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Production Producer 58
Average
2014 The Purge: Anarchy Production Producer 65
Fair
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2014 The Last Ship Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2014 Black Sails Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2013 The Purge Production Producer 62
Fair
2013 Pain & Gain Production Producer 62
Fair
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2011 I Am Number Four Production Producer 61
Fair
2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street Production Producer 55
Average
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2009 Friday the 13th Production Producer 58
Average
2009 Horsemen Production Producer 58
Average
2009 The Unborn Production Producer 53
Average
2007 Transformers Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2007 The Hitcher Production Producer 58
Average
2006 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Production Producer 61
Fair
2005 The Island Production Producer 66
Fair
2005 The Amityville Horror Production Producer 60
Fair
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Production Producer 62
Fair
2001 Pearl Harbor Production Producer 68
Fair
1998 Armageddon Production Producer 67
Fair
Life on Mars Production Producer N/A
N/A
The Birds Production Producer N/A
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Lure Production Producer N/A
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Little America Production Producer N/A
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The Raid Production Producer 59
Average
Wolf Night Production Producer N/A
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Untitled The Purge Sixth Film Production Producer N/A
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OutRun Production Producer N/A
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Inherit the Earth Production Producer 60
Fair
Untitled Transformers Film Production Producer N/A
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The Rising Production Producer N/A
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Sponsor Production Producer N/A
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Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover Movie Production Producer N/A
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Saturation Point Production Producer N/A
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I Am Yours Production Producer N/A
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Meet Jimmy Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1993 Indecent Proposal Crew Second Unit 62
Fair
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Crew Production Intern 78
Good