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Michael Bay
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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a film director and producer. He is best known for directing high-budget action films characterized by fast edits, polished visuals and substantial use of practical effects. His films, which include "The Rock" (1996), "Armageddon" (1998), "Pearl Harbor" (2001) and entries in the "Bad Boys" (1995-2003) and "Transformers" (2007-2017) series, have grossed over three billion dollars worldwide. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness; he is co-chair and part-owner of the special effects house Digital Domain; and he co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production company which has remade horror movies including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "Friday the 13th" (2009) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010).
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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a film director and producer. He is best known for directing high-budget action films characterized by fast edits, polished visuals and substantial use of practical effects. His films, which include "The Rock" (1996), "Armageddon" (1998), "Pearl Harbor" (2001) and entries in the "Bad Boys" (1995-2003) and "Transformers" (2007-2017) series, have grossed over three billion dollars worldwide. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness; he is co-chair and part-owner of the special effects house Digital Domain; and he co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production company which has remade horror movies including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "Friday the 13th" (2009) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010).
Known For
Miami Vice
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Neighbors
Armageddon
Bad Boys II
Transformers
Transformers: Age of Extinction
6 Underground
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Coyote Ugly
Bad Boys for Life
Bad Boys: Legacy
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Production Credits
The Rock
A Quiet Place
Black Sails
The Purge
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
The Purge: Anarchy
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The Amityville Horror
Indecent Proposal
Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover Movie
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
6 Underground
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Ambulance
Drop
Friday the 13th
The Forever Purge
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
A Quiet Place: Day One
Ouija: Origin of Evil
The Last Ship
Project Almanac
I Am Yours
Bad Boys
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: The Last Knight
A Quiet Place Part II
Apartment 7A
Night Court
Pearl Harbor
The Purge
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Bumblebee
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Transformers
Songbird
Armageddon
The First Purge
Ouija
I Am Number Four
The Purge: Election Year
Pain & Gain
Transformers One
Bad Boys II
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