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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.
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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).
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Michael Bay's Filmography
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Porsche Driver
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Boys for Life
as Wedding MC
6 Underground
as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
Evolution Within Extinction
as Self
Transformers: Age of Extinction
as Truck Passenger (uncredited)
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
No Poster
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
as Self
A Man's Story
as Self
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
as Self
Transformers
as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Self
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
as Self
Bad Boys II
as Crappy Car Driver
Coyote Ugly
as Photographer
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
as Self
Mystery Men
as Frat Boy
Armageddon
as NASA Scientist (uncredited)
Armageddon: Target Earth
as Self
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
as Sled Agent