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Michael Bay

American film director and producer (born 1965)

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Also known as Michael Benjamin Bay

Born: February 17, 1965
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Birthplace: Los Angeles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film director
, film producer
, screenwriter
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Education: Wesleyan University
, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
, Art Center College of Design
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Michael Benjamin Bay 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) and Ambulance (2022). Armageddon and Pearl Harbor each received four Academy Award nominations, the latter winning for Best Sound Editing. His films have grossed over US$6.6 billion worldwide, making him the sixth-most commercially successful director in history.

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Appears in

8 linked to Michael Bay in Wikidata

Directed

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Wrote

1 linked to Michael Bay in Wikidata

TThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre2003 · 2003 film directed by Marcus Nispel

Produced

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)
I Am Number Four(2011)
A Nightmare on Elm Street(2010)
Horsemen(2009)
Friday the 13th(2009)
The Unborn(2009)
The Hitcher(2007)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)
The Island(2005)
The Amityville Horror(2005)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)
Pearl Harbor(2001)
Armageddon(1998)

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1 linked to Michael Bay in Wikidata

TTransformers Bayverseuniversal stream in the Transformers multiverse

Founded

1 linked to Michael Bay in Wikidata

PPlatinum Dunes2001 · film production company in Los Angeles, California, USA

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Website: michaelbay.com
Given name: Michael
Benjamin
Family name: Bay
Filmography: Michael Bay filmography
Residence: Miami
Genre: action film
Name in native language: Michael Bay
Sex or gender: male
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Start of work period: 1986
Related category: Category:Films directed by Michael Bay category contains: film directed by this person
Category:Films produced by Michael Bay category contains: film produced by this person
Category:Music videos directed by Michael Bay category contains: music video directed by this person
Religion or worldview: Judaism
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Social media followers: 83,680(February 9, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 155673750
83,861(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 155673750
86,445(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 155673750
88,299(April 22, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 155673750
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Birth name: Michael Benjamin Bay
Awards: Michael Bay

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