Michael Bay (I)

Producer | Director | Actor

A graduate of Wesleyan University, Michael Bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music ...

Born: February 17, 1965

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Filmography

Known For

Armageddon Producer (1998)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Producer (2009)
Transformers: Age of Extinction Producer (2014)
Known For

The Rock Director (1996)
Director

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
13 Hours (2016)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Pain & Gain (2013)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers (2007)
The Island (2005)
The Lionel Richie Collection (2003)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Faith Hill: There You'll Be (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Armageddon (1998)
Aerosmith: Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) (1997)
The Rock (1996)
Diana King: Shy Guy - Color Version (1995)
Bad Boys (1995)
Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II - Picture Show (1994)
Meat Loaf: Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (1994)
Meat Loaf: Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through (1994)
Meat Loaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993)
Shadows and Light: From a Different View (1992)
Wilson Phillips: You Won't See Me Cry (1992)
Lionel Richie: Do It to Me (1992)
Tina Turner: Love Thing (1992)
Winger: Can't Get Enuff (1991)
Divinyls: I Touch Myself (1991)
Great White: My... My... My... the Video Collection (1991)
Great White: Call It Rock 'N Roll (1991)
Young M.C.: That's the Way Love Goes (1991)
Tina Turner: Nutbush City Limits (1991)
House of Lords: Remember My Name (1991)
Great White: Congo Square (1991)
Donny Osmond: Sure Lookin' (1991)
Poco: Nothin' to Hide (1990)
Colin James: Keep on Lovin Me Baby (1990)
Styx: Show Me the Way (1990)
Britny Fox: Dream On (1990)
Louie Louie: Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury (1990)
Tyler Collins: Second Chance (1990)
Slaughter: Up All Night (1990)
Vanilla Ice: I Love You (1990)
Play That Funky Music (1990)
Playboy: Kerri Kendall - September 1990 Video Centerfold (1990)
Styx: Love Is the Ritual (1990)
Chicago: Hearts in Trouble (1990)
Donny Osmond: My Love Is a Fire (1990)
The Neville Brothers: Bird on a Wire (1990)
Faster Pussycat: House of Pain (1990)
Seduction: Heartbeat (1990)
Donny Osmond: Sacred Emotion (1989)
Gregg Allman: I'll Be Holding On (1989)
Tyler Collins: Whatcha Gonna Do? (1989)
Richard Marx: Angelia (1989)
Director

Poco: Call It Love (1989)
Producer

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018-2019)
Bumblebee (2018)
The Last Ship (2014-2018)
The Purge (2018)
The First Purge (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
Untitled Miami Project (2017)
Horror at the Cecil Hotel (2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Black Sails (2014-2017)
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Billion Dollar Wreck (2016)
13 Hours (2016)
Project Almanac (2015)
Ouija (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Pain & Gain: The A Game - Michael Bay's 'Pain & Gain' (2013)
Occult (2013)
The Purge (2013)
Pain & Gain (2013)
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now (2012)
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon (2012)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
I Am Number Four (2011)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Horsemen (2009)
The Unborn (2009)
From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack (2007)
Their War (2007)
Our World (2007)
Transformers (2007)
The Hitcher (2007)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
In the Blink of an Eye (2005)
The Island (2005)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Producer

Armageddon (1998)
Actor

Transformers: Age of Extinction Truck Passenger (2014)
The Neighbors Michael Bay (2013)
Transformers Guy Flicked by Megatron (2007)
Bad Boys II Crappy Car Driver (2003)
Zigs Extra (2001)
Coyote Ugly Photographer (2000)
Mystery Men Frat Boy (1999)
Armageddon NASA Scientist (1998)
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo Sled Agent (1986)
Actor

Miami Vice Goon #3 (1986)
Camera and Electrical Department

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers (2007)
The Island (2005)
Camera and Electrical Department

Bad Boys II (2003)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The Rock (1996)
Miscellaneous Crew

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Horsemen (2009)
The Unborn (2009)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Miscellaneous Crew

Night Court (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Archive footage

Celebrity Page (2017)
Entertainment Tonight (2016-2017)
News Zero (2012)
Archive footage

Espías en Hollywood (2010)
Short Insanity 6 (2000)
Music Department

Bad Boys II (2003)

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Awards

8 wins & 14 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Was originally set to direct King Arthur (2004) but dropped out.

Quotes

I make movies for teenage boys. Oh, dear, what a crime.

Trademark

Is known for his high grossing action-packed movies. All of his movies have grossed more than $100 million, except Bad Boys (1995) and The Island (2005).

Star Sign

Aquarius

Personal Details

Born

Michael Benjamin Bay
February 17, 1965
Los Angeles, California, USA

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

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