• BIRTH 17/02/1965
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 3
  • MOVIES 5
  • DIRECTOR 15
  • PRODUCTION 44

Michael Bay

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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).

Michael Bay

Shows (3)

Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Goon #3
1984
The Neighbors
The Neighbors
Michael Bay
2012
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Self - Presenter
1992

Movies (5)

Bad Boys for Life
Bad Boys for Life
Wedding MC
2020
Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly
Photographer
2000
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Self
2004
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Self
2007
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Self
2014

Director (15)

Transformers
Transformers
2007
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001
Bad Boys
Bad Boys
1995
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998
The Island
The Island
2005
6 Underground
6 Underground
2019
Pain & Gain
Pain & Gain
2013
The Rock
The Rock
1996
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
2016
Ambulance
Ambulance
2022

Production (44)

The Purge
The Purge
2013
Transformers
Transformers
2007
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001
The Forever Purge
The Forever Purge
2021
The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy
2014
The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year
2016
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
The First Purge
The First Purge
2018
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction
2014
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
The Island
The Island
2005
6 Underground
6 Underground
2019
A Quiet Place Part II
A Quiet Place Part II
2021
Drop
Drop
2025
Bumblebee
Bumblebee
2018
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014
A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day One
2024
Pain & Gain
Pain & Gain
2013
I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four
2011
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the…
2016
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
Ouija
Ouija
2014
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
2016
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th
2009
Ambulance
Ambulance
2022
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
Transformers One
Transformers One
2024
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
2005
Project Almanac
Project Almanac
2015
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
A Quiet Place Part III
A Quiet Place Part III
2027
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
The Unborn
The Unborn
2009
Songbird
Songbird
2020
A Quiet Place Part III
A Quiet Place Part III
2025
The Hitcher
The Hitcher
2007
Apartment 7A
Apartment 7A
2024
Horsemen
Horsemen
2009
The Raid
The Raid
Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover Movie
Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover…