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Basic Information About Michael Bay

Category	Celebrities › Directors
Professions	Film director, Film Producer, Actor, Music Video Director, Television producer, Businessperson
Net worth	$450,000,000
Date of birth	1965-02-17 (59 years old)
Place of birth	Los Angeles
Nationality	United States of America
Curiosities and Trademarks	Intense slow motion shots of characters Films often feature a US President giving a major speech before a major action is to be committed. Has the camera moving during most scenes Very rarely uses static shots (2001) His last 3 films all share: a) two male leads at odds with another; b) a cataclysmic event as the narrative's fulcrumic point; c) the film's lead female character has i) been a long-haired brunette, and ii) watched the film's climax from a control room Actors/characters in his films are almost uniformly shot in tight, emphatic close ups, framed under the hairline and above the chin. Often uses lightflashes (i.e. lightbulbs and cameraflashes) to enhance scenes. Often has over-the-top visuals (i.e. key events taking place at sunset or dramatic events taking place behind actors doing routine activities). Utilizes monotonic but intense musical cues during action-filled car chase scenes (Bad Boys II (2003), The Island (2005)). Uses shots of aircraft against a setting sun, especially helicopters (Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Transformers (2007)). Often features a slow-motion shot of an object crashing into, or tumbling towards the camera. Use of shots where the camera spins in slow-motion in a circle around the characters. (Bad Boys, The Rock, Bad Boys II, Transformers) Frequently incorporates scenes that involve characters running or moving towards the camera (almost always shot in slow-motion) Big explosions, often in slow-motion, with people running away in the foreground. He occasionally makes cameo appearances in his films: in Bad Boys II (2003) he plays a guy driving a small beat-up old car which Martin Lawrence attempts to borrow, a NASA scientist in Armageddon (1998), and in Transformers (2007) he is the "disgusting" human that gets flicked away by Megatron. Has worked with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on all of his films, until The Island (2005). 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). Frenetic editing of action sequences Most of his films have a shot of pilots running toward their aircraft for takeoff. All his films have at least one shot of a man screaming in slow motion. Usually as a battle cry. Destruction of famous locations/landmarks; e.g. Alcatraz (The Rock), New York and Paris (Armageddon), Pearl Harbor (Pearl Harbor), The Pyramids (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen); Chicago (Transformers: Dark of the Moon). His films often feature two male leads who have arguments, trivial discussions or are constantly trying to one-up each other (Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Bad Boys II, Pain and Gain) Frequently cast actors who have appeared in Coen Brothers films His films are often critical of government agencies Dramatic moments often take place as the sun is setting in the background
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft (1.854 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Michael Bay win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
0	0	1	0	3

Michael Bay awards

Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
DVD Premiere Award - Best Overall New Extra Features, New Release	Nominee	Pearl Harbor	2003
ACCA - Best Motion Picture	Nominee	A Quiet Place	2019
Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Film	Winner	The Rock	1997
Razzie Award - Worst Director	Winner	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	2010

Michael Bay roles

Movie / Series	Role
Pearl Harbor	Director
13 Hours	Director
Coyote Ugly	Photographer
Transformers: Age of Extinction	Director
Transformers: Age of Extinction	Truck Passenger (uncredited)
Pain & Gain	Director
The Island	Director
The Rock	Director
Bad Boys	Director
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Director
Mystery Men	Frat Boy
Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Director
Transformers: The Last Knight	Director
6 Underground	Director
6 Underground	Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
Armageddon	Director
Armageddon	NASA Scientist (uncredited)
Transformers	Director
Transformers	Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
Bad Boys for Life	Wedding MC
Bad Boys II	Director
Bad Boys II	Crappy Car Driver
Made in Hollywood	Self 3 episodes, 2013-2017
Miami Vice	Goon #3 1 episode, 1986

Michael Bay's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series	Salary
Bad Boys (1995)	$100,000 (directing fee)
Pearl Harbor (2001)	$25,000,000 (Director's Gross Earnings)

Michael Bay's Quotes

A lot of directors don't want the pressure of a movie the size of 'Pearl Harbor (2001)'. But I love it. I thrive on it.
I love it when people get really mean and call you a 'hack'. It's like, don't they see how well these movies are doing? They make an impression around the world. I met this guy in Bali who lives in a hut with a TV, and he loved The Rock (1996). That means something, doesn't it?
Directing is not a job. It's more like a career. Which is great!
I make movies for teenage boys. Oh, dear, what a crime.
I know [critics] have [been tough on my movies]. And that's why I've taken Jerry Bruckheimer's advice: I don't read them, I really don't.

Michael Bay's photos

Interesting Facts about Michael Bay

Received a post-graduate degree in Film at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design in California.
Owns two English Mastiff dogs, named Grace after the character played by Liv Tyler in Armageddon (1998) and Bonecrusher after the Decepticon that appeared in Transformers (2007). His bullmastiff Mason Rock Bay named the character Sean Connery played in the The Rock (1996)) died of old age in 2007.
"Movieline" revealed in 2001 that Bay's father is John Frankenheimer. Frankenheimer, who always denied paternity, took a DNA test in the 1980s which was negative.
Shot over 1 million feet of film for Pearl Harbor (2001). Used only about 20,000 feet for the final, 9-reel cut.
In Bad Boys (1995), Bay paid $25,000 (one quarter of his fee) for the climax explosion scene. The initial shot was made impossible by a rainstorm, and the production company refused to pay for another try.
Joined Propaganda Films two weeks out of graduate school. He befriended actor Djimon Hounsou, who was working across the street at a modeling agency. Djimon Hounsou later appeared in The Island (2005).
All his films up to and including Armageddon (1998) made him the youngest director to reach the billion dollar mark world wide.
Since the age of 26, Bay has won every major commercial directing award, including the Gold and Silver Lions at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. He also won the Grand Prix Clio for Commercial of the Year for his "Got Milk/Aaron Burr" commercial, which also won him the Museum of Modern Art Award for Best Campaign of the Year.
Filmed the movie Armageddon (1998) with an eye towards Middle America. Has a love for Americana.
Studied under film historian Jeanine Basinger at Wesleyan University; Basinger later provided audio commentary, along with Bay, for the Pearl Harbor (2001) DVD. Filmmakers Ruben Fleischer, Joss Whedon' and Benh Zeitlin are also Wesleyan graduates.
He is a very close friend of writer/director George Lucas from whom he often seeks advice. As a teenager, he worked at ILM in the storyboard department for films like Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
He is a very good friend to Don Michael Paul and even lent him some aerial shots from The Rock (1996) to Paul's movie Half Past Dead (2002).
Ranked #47 on Premiere's 2005 Power 50 List. Previously ranked #54 in 2004.
He filmed the dynamic shots of the thrown dice in the gambling scenes for Adrian Lyne's Indecent Proposal (1993). He later "repossessed" the shots for a montage in Armageddon (1998).
President of The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness, also known as The Institute, a commercial and music video production company he founded with Scott Gardenhour.
The Rock (1996) is his favorite of the films he has directed and Sean Connery is his favorite actor that he's ever worked with.
Two of his films, Armageddon (1998) and The Rock (1996), are in the Criterion Collection.
Uses a Mark V director's viewfinder while shooting a film. The viewfinder is often prominently featured in photographs of him, hung around his neck. It is engraved with his name and the names of every film he has directed.
Was offered the chance to direct Red Dragon (2002) but turned it down. Job went to Brett Ratner.
Michael was adopted when he was two weeks old, by Harriet (Markowitz) and Sheldon James "Jim" Bay, who raised him. He has a sister, Lisa Bay.

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