Profile
Michael Bay
Producer + Actor
Male
Born
Feb 17, 1965
Age
48
Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects. His films, which include The Rock, Armageddon… Read More
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Michael Bay To Develop Ubisoft's 'Ghost Recon' Film At Warner Bros. (Exclusive) (Marc Graser/Variety)Wesmirch.com - 7 days ago
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'Transformers 4' Autobots Team Assembles For Class PictureMTV News - 11 days ago
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'The Purge' Full Of Gimmicky Scare TacticsHuffington Post - Jun 04, 2013
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Mark Yzaguirre: Transformers In Texas!Huffington Post - May 29, 2013
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Michael Bay.
CHILDHOOD
1965
Birth
Born on February 17, 1965.
TWENTIES
1986
21 Years Old
He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986, majoring in both English and Film.
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1990
25 Years Old
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As part of this new relationship, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon have brought the Platinum Dunes producers on to produce a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, rebooting the film series launched by New Line in 1990.
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1992
27 Years Old
His first national commercial for the Red Cross won a Clio Award in 1992.
1993
28 Years Old
He directed Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Got Milk? advertisement campaign for the California Milk Processors Board in 1993.
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THIRTIES
1995
30 Years Old
The film was completed for $19 million dollars and grossed a remarkable $141 million at the box office in the summer of 1995.
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1998
33 Years Old
In 1998, Bay collaborated with Jerry Bruckheimer again, this time as a co-producer, as well as directing the action-adventure film Armageddon.
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FORTIES
2005
40 Years Old
In 2005, Bay directed The Island, a science-fiction film starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.
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2007
42 Years Old
In 2007, he directed and teamed up with Steven Spielberg to produce Transformers, a live action film based on the Transformers franchise.
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Bay returned as director and executive producer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which was released on June 24, 2009 and went on to gross over $832 million worldwide.
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Gideon's Sword, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's novel set for release in February 2011, was optioned by Bay Films and will be produced by Michael Bay.
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2012
47 Years Old
On February 13, 2012, Paramount Pictures announced that Bay will produce and direct a fourth Transformers movie with a scheduled release date of June 2014.
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