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Line 17: }} '''Michael Benjamin Bay''' (born February 17, 1965)<ref>{{cite news\|title=Monitor\|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]\|date=February 17, 2012\|issue=1194\|page=26}}</ref> is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, [[high-concept]] action films characterized by [[fast cutting]], stylistic [[cinematography]] and visuals, and extensive use of [[special effect]]s, including frequent depictions of explosions.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2120961\|title=The Bad Boy of Summer\|last=Curtis\|first=Brian\|work=[[Slate (magazine)\|Slate]]\|publisher=[[The Slate Group]]\|date=June 15, 2005\|access-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenjunkies.com/movienews/michael-bay-explosion-tournament\|title=The Michael Bay Explosion Tournament\|last1=Schumacker\|first1=Patrick\|last2=Sobel\|first2=Ian\|work=ScreenJunkies.com\|date=June 23, 2009\|access-date=July 3, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625182818/http://www.screenjunkies.com/movienews/michael-bay-explosion-tournament\|archive-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> The films he has ~~produced~~directed include ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)\|Bad Boys]]'' (1995) and ~~directed~~its sequel ''[[Bad Boys II]]'' (2003), ~~which~~''[[The ~~include~~Rock (film)\|The Rock]]'' (1996), ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)\|Armageddon]]'' (1998), ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)\|Pearl Harbor]]'' (2001), ~~and~~the first five films in the ''[[Transformers (film series)\|''Transformers]]'' film series, ''[[13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi]]'' (~~2007–present~~2016), ''[[6 Underground (film)\|6 Underground]]'' (2019), and ''[[Ambulance (2022 film)\|Ambulance]]'' (2022). His films have grossed over {{US$\|7.8 billion}} worldwide, making him one of the most [[List of highest-grossing directors\|commercially successful directors in history]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=michaelbay.htm\|title=Michael Bay Movie Box Office Results\|website=boxofficemojo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Producer&id=michaelbay.htm\|title=Michael Bay Movie Box Office Results\|website=boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> He is co-founder of commercial production house [[The Institute (company)\|The Institute]], a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theinstitute.tv/directors.php\|title=The Institute\|access-date=July 3, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116123932/http://www.theinstitute.tv/directors.php\|archive-date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> He co-owns [[Platinum Dunes]], a production house which has remade [[horror film]]s, including ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)\|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (2003), ''[[The Amityville Horror (2005 film)\|The Amityville Horror]]'' (2005), ''[[The Hitcher (2007 film)\|The Hitcher]]'' (2007), ''[[Friday the 13th (2009 film)\|Friday the 13th]]'' (2009) and ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)\|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979807.html?categoryid=13&cs=1\|title=New Line Sets Up New 'Nightmare'\|last=Fleming\|first=Michael\|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|publisher=[[Reed Elsevier]]\|date=January 29, 2008\|access-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref> Bay's work is generally held in low esteem by film critics. While ''[[The Rock (film)\|The Rock]]'' (1996), ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' (2007), ''[[13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi]]'' (2016), and ''[[Ambulance (2022 film)\|Ambulance]]'' (2022) received moderately positive reviews, most of his other films, particularly the four ''Transformers'' sequels, have been received negatively by critics. ==Early life and education == Bay was born in Los Angeles. He was raised by his adoptive parents Harriet, a bookstore owner and [[child psychiatrist]], and Jim, a [[Certified Public Accountant]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Michael-Bay.html\|title=Michael Bay Biography (1965–)\|work=FilmReference.com\|publisher=Advameg, Inc.\|access-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref> He was raised [[Jewish]].<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Michael_Bay.html Michael Bay] [[Jewish Virtual Library]] - retrieved July 23, 2013</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/375181/why-the-transformers-movies-are-really-stories-of-jewish-resilience-and-ada/\|title=The Secret Jewish History Of The Transformers\|last=Abrams\|first=Nathan\|date=June 20, 2017\|work=[[The Forward]]\|access-date=June 4, 2018\|quote=As the adopted son of Jim and Harriet Bay, Michael was raised in a Jewish household.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/04/23/michael-bay-transforms-his-transformers/\|title=Michael Bay Transforms His Transformers\|work=Jewish Business News\|first=Joab\|last=Nevo\|date=April 23, 2014\|access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> His grandfather was from [[History of the Jews in Russia\|Russia]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/linkin_park_rock_russian_transformers_premiere\|title=Linkin Park Rocks Russian Transformers Premiere\|work=Orange News\|date=June 24, 2011\|access-date=July 13, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001064804/http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/linkin_park_rock_russian_transformers_premiere\|archive-date=October 1, 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref> His cousin, [[Susan Bay]], is the widow of ''[[Star Trek]]'' actor [[Leonard Nimoy]] (whom he eventually cast as the voice actor for Sentinel Prime in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'').<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/\|title=Michael Bay Afraid to Offend Leonard Nimoy With Transformers Family Reunion Offer\|last=Carroll\|first=Larry\|work=MoviesBlog.MTV.com\|publisher=MTV\|date=April 21, 2009\|access-date=July 3, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220032538/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer\|archive-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> He attended the exclusive [[Crossroads School (Santa Monica)\|Crossroads School]] in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2009~~archives/la-xpm-2009-may/-24~~/entertainment/~~-ca-transformers24-story.html\|title=Michael Bay, master of the 'huge canvas'\|last=Boucher\|first=Geoff\|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|date=May 24, 2009\|access-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref> Bay often traces his interest in action films back to an incident during his childhood. As a boy, he attached some firecrackers to a toy train and filmed the ensuing fiery disaster with his mother's [[8 mm film\|8 millimeter]] camera. The fire department was called and he was grounded.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-06-18-transformers-main_N.htm\|title='Transformers' blasts back: Another Michael Bay direct hit\|last=Breznican\|first=Anthony\|work=USA Today\|date=June 18, 2009\|access-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref> Bay got his start in the film industry interning with [[George Lucas]] when he was 15, filing the [[storyboards]] for ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', which heBay ~~thought~~believed was going to be terrible. His opinion changed after seeing it in the theater and he was so impressed by the experience that he decided to become a film director.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035285_20035331_20044598,00.html\|last=Vary\|first=Adam B.\|title=Optimus Prime Time\|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]\|date=June 30, 2010\|access-date=July 4, 2010\|archive-date=July 7, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707075337/https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035285_20035331_20044598,00.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1986, majoring in both English and film.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.michaelbay.com/bio/bio.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531091042/http://www.michaelbay.com/bio/bio.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=May 31, 2008\|title=Biography\|last=Lauren\|first=Nelson\|work=michaelbay.com\|access-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-transformers-michael-bay-making-movies-enemies-money.html\|title=Michael Bay: Making Movies, Enemies and Money\|page=2\|last=Pomerantz\|first=Dorothy\|work=Forbes\|date=June 22, 2009\|access-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Psi Upsilon]] fraternity and a favorite student of film historian [[Jeanine Basinger]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/48-armageddon\|title=Armageddon\|last=Basinger\|first=Jeanine\|work=The Criterion Collection\|date=June 21, 1999\|access-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref> For his graduate work, he attended [[Art Center College of Design]] in [[Pasadena, California\|Pasadena]], where he also studied film.<ref name="educate">{{cite web\|title=Michael Bay- Biography\|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/michael-bay/biography.html\|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]\|access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> His classmates included future Hollywood film directors [[Tarsem Singh]] and [[Zack Snyder]]. Singh also appeared in one of Bay's student films as a camel salesman.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Giroux \|first=Jack \|date=2012-04-06 \|title=Interview: Tarsem Singh on ‘Mirror Mirror’ and What Michael Bay Was Like in College \|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/interview-tarsem-singh-on-mirror-mirror-and-what-michael-bay-was-like-in-college-460f655328b/ \|access-date=2024-08-12 \|website=Film School Rejects \|language=en-US}}</ref> == Career == === 1992–2005: Breakthrough and stardom === Bay began working at [[Propaganda Films]], directing commercials and music videos, two weeks after finishing his postgraduate degree.<ref name="educate"/> His 90-second [[World War II]]~~–inspired~~-inspired [[Coca-Cola]] advertisement was picked up by [[Capitol Records]]. His first national commercial was for the [[Red Cross]], which won a [[Clio Awards\|Clio Award]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=~~https~~http://www.ew.com~~/ew~~/article/~~0,,283851,00.html~~1998/07/10/michael-bay-devil\|title=Is Michael Bay the Devil?\|last=Hochman\|first=David\|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]\|date=July 10, 1998\|access-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.amctv.com/originals/shootout/smso_guests/biopage_bay\|title=Shootout – Michael Bay\|publisher=AMC TV\|access-date=July 4, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622075558/http://www.amctv.com/originals/shootout/smso_guests/biopage_bay\|archive-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> He directed [[Goodby, Silverstein & Partners\|Goodby, Silverstein & Partners']] "[[Aaron Burr (advertisement)\|Aaron Burr]]" commercial as part of the "Got Milk?" ad campaign for the California Milk Processors Board in 1993, which also won a Grand Prix Clio Award for Commercial of the Year.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2009/aaron-burr-got-milk/\|title=Got Milk? (Aaron Burr)\|work=The Inspiration Room\|date=May 15, 2009\|access-date=July 4, 2010\|archive-date=July 10, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710165119/http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2009/aaron-burr-got-milk/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/04/the-best-commercials-music-videos-of-michael-bay-99069/\|title=The Best Commercials & Music Videos Of Michael Bay\|author=The Playlist Staff\|date=April 23, 2013\|publisher=[[IndieWire]]\|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Bay's success in music videos gained the attention of producers [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] and [[Don Simpson]], who selected him to direct his first feature-length film, ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)\|Bad Boys]]''. It was shot in [[Miami]] in 1994 and starred [[Will Smith]] and [[Martin Lawrence]]. The action film was a breakout role for Smith, who was making a transition from television at the time. Shooting in Miami was a good experience for Bay, who would later own a home in the city and spend a great deal of time there.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hauteliving.com/2008/09/behind-the-camera-%60/\|title=Behind the Camera\|last=Wilson\|first=Stephanie\|work=Haute Living\|publisher=Seth Semilof\|date=September 5, 2008\|access-date=July 5, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005043649/http://www.hauteliving.com/2008/09/behind-the-camera-%60/\|archive-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref> The film was completed for $19 million and grossed a remarkable $141 million in the summer of 1995.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=17446\|title=Martin Lawrence Says ''Bad Boys'' 3 is Real\|work=Worst Previews.com\|date=April 21, 2010\|access-date=July 5, 2010\|archive-date=June 23, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623121611/http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=17446\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bay's success led to a strong partnership and friendship with [[Jerry Bruckheimer]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2008/02/jerry-bruckheimer-hollywood-interview.html\|title=Jerry Bruckheimer: The Hollywood Interview\|last=Simon\|first=Alex\|work=reprinted by The Hollywood Interview.com (originally published by Venice Magazine)\|publisher=Nancy Martinez\|date=February 28, 2008 \|orig-year= June 2001\|access-date=July 5, 2010}}</ref> His follow-up film, ''[[The Rock (film)\|The Rock]]'' (1996), an action movie set on [[Alcatraz Island]] and in the [[San Francisco Bay area]], starred [[Sean Connery]], [[Nicolas Cage]] and [[Ed Harris]]. It was produced by [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] and the late [[Don Simpson]], ~~the latter of whom~~who died five months before its release. The film is dedicated to him.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/02/02/don-simpson-passes-away/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013123956/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,291215,00.html\|url-status=live\|archive-date=October 13, 2008\|title=Death of a Hollywood Bad Boy\|last=Ascher-Walsh\|first=Rebecca\|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]\|date=February 6, 1996\|access-date=July 6, 2010}}</ref> Connery and Cage won 'Best On-Screen Duo' at the [[MTV Movie Awards]] in 1997, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Achievement in Sound category for the work of Greg P. Russell, [[Kevin O'Connell (sound re-recording mixer)\|Kevin O'Connell]] and Keith A. Wester.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1997/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094834/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1997/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 23, 2008\|title=1997 MTV Movie Awards – Winners\|publisher=MTV\|date=June 10, 1997\|access-date=July 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/69nominees.html \|title=Nominees and Winners for the 69th Annual Academy Awards \|publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\|date=March 24, 1997 \|access-date=July 6, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723031146/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/69nominees.html \|archive-date=July 23, 2013 }}</ref> After the success of ''The Rock'', Bay established his production company Bay Films, with a two-picture deal with Disney. [[File:Michael Bay & Jerry Bruckheimer - Armageddon (1998 film).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Bay (left) and [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] during the filming of 1998's ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)\|Armageddon]]''\|right]] In 1998, Bay again collaborated with [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], this time as a co-producer, as well as directing the action-adventure film ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)\|Armageddon]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dvdreview.com/html/dvd_review_-_michael_bay_interview.shtml\|title=DVD Review – Midas Touch of Destruction\|last=Henckel\|first=Guido\|work=DVD Review\|date=February 1999\|access-date=July 9, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085054/http://www.dvdreview.com/html/dvd_review_-_michael_bay_interview.shtml\|archive-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_22/b3885110.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602235105/http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_22/b3885110.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 2, 2004\|title=Jerry Bruckheimer: Hollywood's Most Wanted \|last=Grover\|first=Ronald\|work=Businessweek – BW Online\|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]]\|date=May 31, 2004\|access-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref> The film, about a group of tough oil drillers who are sent by [[NASA]] to deflect an [[asteroid]] from a [[collision course]] with [[Earth]], starred [[Bruce Willis]], [[Billy Bob Thornton]], [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Liv Tyler]]. It was nominated for four [[Academy Awards\|Oscars]] at the [[71st Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing\|Best Sound]], [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects\|Best Visual Effects]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing\|Best Sound Editing]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song\|Best Original Song]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/71nominees.html \|title=Nominees & Winners for the 71st Academy Awards \|publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences\|date=March 21, 1999 \|access-date=July 9, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102161927/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/71nominees.html \|archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref> It earned $9.6 million on its opening day and $36.5 million through the first weekend.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1056&p=s.htm\|title=Daily Box Office: Mild, Mild West\|last=Gray\|first=Brandon\|work=Box Office Mojo\|date=July 1, 1999\|access-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref> Its budget of $140 million was one of the highest of the summer of 1998. It went on to gross over $553 million worldwide, the highest-grossing film of that year.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=armageddon.htm\|title=Armageddon (1998) – Box Office Mojo\|date=October 11, 1998\|access-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref> In 2001, Bay directed ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)\|Pearl Harbor]],'' starring [[Ben Affleck]], [[Josh Hartnett]], [[Kate Beckinsale]] and [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]] It was released on [[Memorial Day]] weekend in 2001, again produced by Bay with Jerry Bruckheimer. It received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing and Best Song. Kevin O'Connell received another nomination for Best Sound, but did not win. ''Pearl Harbor'' won in the category for Sound Editing, making it Bay's first (and, to date, only) film to win an Oscar.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/2000-2009/74nominees.html\|title=Nominees and Winners for the 74th Annual Academy Awards\|publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\|date=May 24, 2002\|access-date=July 29, 2010\|archive-date=February 3, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203184056/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/2000-2009/74nominees.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bay also directed the music video for the nominated track "There You'll Be" by vocal artist [[Faith Hill]].<ref name="educate"/> Bay reteamed with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for ''[[Bad Boys II]]'', a sequel that was Bay's fifth collaboration with [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]. It grossed $138 million domestically, enough to cover the production budget, and $273 million worldwide, almost twice as much as the first movie. In 2005, Bay directed ''[[The Island (2005 film)\|The Island]]'', a science fiction film starring [[Ewan McGregor]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]]. It was the first film Bay made without Jerry Bruckheimer as a producer. It cost $126 million to produce and earned $36 million domestically and $127 million overseas, for a total of $163 million. Bay said that he was not comfortable with the domestic marketing campaign, as it confused the audience about the film's true subject.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2005~~archives/la-xpm-2005-jul/-17~~/entertainment/~~-ca-michaelbay17-story.html\|title=You Call This Paradise?\|last=Horn\|first=John\|work=The Los Angeles Times\|date=July 17, 2005\|access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> === 2007–2016 === Line 49 ⟶ 47: In 2007, he teamed up with executive producer [[Steven Spielberg]] to direct ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'', a live action film based on the [[Transformers\|''Transformers'' franchise]]. Released in July 2007, by November of that year it had made over $709 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers06.htm\|title=Transformers (2007) - Box Office Mojo\|website=boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> Bay returned as director and executive producer for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', which was released on June 24, 2009 and grossed over $832 million worldwide. Although it received mostly negative reviews by critics,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/\|title=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen\|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> including aggressively critical reviews by American film critics such as [[Roger Ebert]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090623/REVIEWS/906239997\|title=Reviews – Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen\|last=Ebert\|first=Roger\|work=[[Roger Ebert]]\|date=June 23, 2010\|access-date=August 25, 2010\|archive-date=June 25, 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625063138/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090623%2FREVIEWS%2F906239997\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Michael Phillips (critic)\|Michael Phillips]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1758804881.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+24%2C+2009&author=Michael+Phillips&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=1&desc=And+the+popcorn+transforms+into+earqplugs\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624085230/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1758804881.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+24%2C+2009&author=Michael+Phillips&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=1&desc=And+the+popcorn+transforms+into+earqplugs\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 24, 2011\|title=And the popcorn transforms into earqplugs\|last=Philips\|first=Michael\|work=Live!\|publisher=Chicago Tribune\|date=June 24, 2009\|access-date=August 25, 2010}}</ref> and [[David Denby (film critic)\|David Denby]] (who referred to Bay as "stunningly, almost viciously, untalented"),<ref name="Denby">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/07/06/090706crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=2\|last=Denby\|first=David\|title=Tommy Guns and Toys\|magazine=The New Yorker\|date=July 6, 2009\|access-date=August 25, 2010}}</ref> the film was well received by its intended audience and one of the highest-grossing of 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/movie/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.html\|title=The AM Take\|last=Nusair\|first=David\|work=AskMen.com\|date=June 26, 2009\|access-date=August 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1906689,00.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625234856/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1906689,00.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 25, 2009\|title=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Falls Short\|last=Pols\|first=Mary\|magazine=Time\|date=June 24, 2009\|access-date=August 25, 2010}}</ref> In 2010, it earned seven [[Golden Raspberry Award]] nominations, and won three: [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture\|Worst Picture]], [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director\|Worst Director]] and [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay\|Worst Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.razzies.com/history/09release.asp\|title=30th Annual Dis-Honors for Cinematic Dreck: RAZZIE Voters Spread the Loathe Around\|work=[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]\|date=March 6, 2010\|access-date=August 31, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922035636/http://www.razzies.com/history/09release.asp\|archive-date=September 22, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was also one of the best-selling DVD and Blu-ray Discs of 2009, second only to ''[[Twilight (2008 film)\|Twilight]]'' in DVD format, and the #1 of all time in [[Blu-ray Disc\|Blu-ray]] format until it was surpassed by Blu-ray sales of [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Avatar (2009 film)\|Avatar]]'' in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/annual/2009.php\|title=Top-Selling DVDs of 2009\|work=The Numbers\|publisher=Nash Information Services, LLC.\|date=August 31, 2010\|access-date=August 31, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hd.engadget.com/2009/10/29/transformers-2-tops-chart-best-selling-blu-ray-of-all-time/\|title=Transformers 2 tops chart, best selling Blu-ray of all time?\|last=Drawbaugh\|first=Ben\|work=[[Engadget]]\|date=October 29, 2010\|access-date=August 31, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125015340/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/10/29/transformers-2-tops-chart-best-selling-blu-ray-of-all-time/\|archive-date=November 25, 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hd.engadget.com/2010/04/26/avatar-smashes-blu-ray-sales-records-has-some-owners-ready-to-s/\|title=Avatar smashes Blu-ray sales records, has some owners ready to smash incompatible players\|last=Lawler\|first=Richard\|work=[[Engadget]]\|date=April 26, 2010\|access-date=April 27, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429143658/http://hd.engadget.com/2010/04/26/avatar-smashes-blu-ray-sales-records-has-some-owners-ready-to-s\|archive-date=April 29, 2010\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bay directed ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'', released on June 29, 2011,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thefilmstage.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-set-for-2011/\|title=Transformers 3 Set for 2011 at The Film Stage\|last=Barr\|first=Merrill\|work=The Film Stage\|date=January 9, 2010\|access-date=September 2, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826121656/http://thefilmstage.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-set-for-2011/\|archive-date=August 26, 2010}}</ref> which grossed $1.123 billion globally.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers3.htm\|title=Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) - Box Office Mojo\|website=boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> His next film was a comparatively small one he had been developing for years, called ''[[Pain & Gain]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/0fd64fd57c9b9b6d33e15c76a46dae48-565.html\|title=Transformers 3, Pain & Gain, Bad Boys 3\|last=Lauren\|first=Nelson\|work=michaelbay.com\|date=September 13, 2009\|access-date=June 16, 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012210851/http://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/0fd64fd57c9b9b6d33e15c76a46dae48-565.html\|archive-date=October 12, 2009}}</ref> The [[true crime]] story, based on events described in a ''[[Miami New Times]]'' article<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1999-12-23/news/pain-gain\|title=Pain & Gain\|last=Collins\|first=Pete\|work=[[Miami New Times]]\|publisher=Kevin Thornburg\|date=December 23, 1999\|access-date=September 2, 2010\|archive-date=July 22, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722013214/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1999-12-23/news/pain-gain\|url-status=dead}}</ref> by Pete Collins, concerns a group of bumbling bodybuilders working together to commit a robbery.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2439620/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-michael-bay-taylor-lautner-bad-boys-3/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052617/http://www.mtv.com/news/2439620/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-michael-bay-taylor-lautner-bad-boys-3/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 4, 2016\|title='Transformers' Director Michael Bay On His Next Movie, Taylor Lautner And 'Bad Boys 3'\|first=Josh\|last=Wigler\|website=MTV News}}</ref> It starred [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Anthony Mackie]], [[Tony Shalhoub]] and [[Ed Harris]]. [[File:Michael Bay filming.jpg\|thumb\|Bay filming ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''; actresses [[Abigail Klein]], Melanie Specht and [[Victoria Summer]] are walking in a corridor.\|right]] Bay produced [[DreamWorks Pictures\|DreamWorks]]' ''[[I Am Number Four (film)\|I Am Number Four]]'', based on a series of novels by [[Pittacus Lore]] published by [[HarperCollins]] Children's Books. [[D. J. Caruso]] (''[[Eagle Eye]]'', ''[[Disturbia (film)\|Disturbia]]'') directed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J22I20100120\|title="Disturbia" director counts on "Four"\|last=Kit\|first=Borys\|work=[[Reuters]]\|date=January 20, 2010\|access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Motoko \|first=Rich \|author-link=Motoko Rich \|date=July 1, 2009 \|title=HarperCollins Buys Series From James Frey \|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/harpercollins-buys-series-from-james-frey/ \|access-date=September 2, 2010 \|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Line 68 ⟶ 66: In 2021, it was reported that Bay requested financial compensation from film studio [[Paramount Pictures]] for indirectly limiting his income as a result of Paramount cutting the theatrical-only run of ''[[A Quiet Place Part II]]'' from 90 to 45 days due to the effects of the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. Bay, and other producers as well as actors for the film, as is typically the case, receive payment in part based on box-office performance, and a reduction in the theatrical run's exclusivity affected the pay they received.<ref>{{Cite news\|title='A Quiet Place' Stars Emily Blunt, John Krasinski Want More Money From Paramount\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-06/-a-quiet-place-stars-emily-blunt-john-krasinski-want-more-money-from-paramount\|access-date=May 20, 2021\|agency=Bloomberg News\|date=May 6, 2021}}</ref> Bay's next film was 2022's ''[[Ambulance (2022 film)\|Ambulance]]'', starring [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], [[Yahya Abdul-Mateen II]], and [[Eiza González]]. It follows two bank robbers who hijack an ambulance and take two hostages. Shot during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/michael-bay-ambulance-1234611742/\|title=Michael Bay To Direct Action-Thriller ''Ambulance'' With Jake Gyllenhaal In Talks To Star\|date=November 11, 2020\|first=Justin\|last=Kroll\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210541/https://deadline.com/2020/11/michael-bay-ambulance-1234611742/\|archive-date=November 11, 2020\|url-status=live\|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> it was released in the US on April 8, 2022, by Universal Pictures.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/ambulance-release-date-change-jake-gyllenhaal-movie-1234891420/\|title=''Ambulance'' Zooms To Early April\|date=December 14, 2021\|first=Anthony\|last=D'Alessandro\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> In February 2023, Bay was hired to direct and executive produce an untitled action drama series for [[A&E Studios]] and [[Amazon Studios]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|title=Joe Barton & Michael Bay Bounty Hunter Drama In Works At Amazon From A+E Studios\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/joe-barton-michael-bay-bounty-hunter-drama-amazon-ae-studios-1235162105/\|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|access-date=February 7, 2023\|date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> In July 2024, it was reported that Bay was developing a franchise based on Alexey Gerasimov's ''[[Skibidi Toilet]]'' web series.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Steiner \|first=Andrew \|last2=Wallenstein \|first2=Robert \|date=2024-07-24 \|title='Skibidi Toilet' Film and TV Franchise in the Works From Michael Bay, Adam Goodman — Listen to the Exclusive Interview \|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/skibidi-toilet-michael-bay-movie-adam-goodman-1236077245/ \|access-date=2024-07-24 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}</ref> On September 2, 2024, Bay's first [[documentary series]], ''Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior'', premiered on [[Investigation Discovery]]. Bay directed and executive produced the 5-episode series about serial killer [[Hadden Clark]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/michael-bay-id-docuseries-murderer-cellmate-jesus-labor-day-1236098324/\|title=Michael Bay's First Docuseries, About a Murderer Who Thought His Cellmate Was Jesus, Gets Release Date on ID (EXCLUSIVE)\|last=Schneider\|first=Michael\|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=August 7, 2024\|access-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref> ==Production and effects companies== Line 83 ⟶ 85: ===The Institute=== After leaving [[Propaganda Films]], Bay and producer [[Scott Gardenhour]], also formerly at Propaganda, formed The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness (now known as [[The Institute (production company)\|The Institute]]), to produce commercials and other projects. Through The Institute, Bay has directed and produced spots for [[Victoria's Secret]], [[Lexus]], [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)\|Budweiser]], [[Reebok]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], and [[Nike, Inc.\|Nike]]. One of his Victoria's Secret ads was for the 2009 "A Thousand Fantasies" holiday campaign.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://vimeo.com/8083470\|title=Victoria's Secret "A Thousand Fantasies" (90 sec)\|first=Michael Bay Dot\|last=Com\|date=December 9, 2009\|via=Vimeo}}</ref> ===451 Media Group=== Line 92 ⟶ 94: ==Personal life== Bay lives in [[Miami]] with his three [[English mastiff]]s, named for characters in his films. As a boy, he donated his [[Bar Mitzvah]] money to an [[animal shelter]] and he now often includes his dogs in his films. Bonecrusher appeared as Mikaela's dog "Bones" in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Mason, his first English mastiff, was named for John Patrick Mason, played by [[Sean Connery]] in ''[[The Rock (film)\|The Rock]]''.<ref name = "NYT">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/17/garden/at-home-with-michael-bay-a-slam-bang-master-with-a-house-of-om.html\|title=AT HOME WITH – Michael Bay – A Slam-Bang Master with a House of Om\|last=Diamond\|first=Jamie\|work=The New York Times\|date=July 17, 2003\|access-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref> Mason appeared as Marcus's dog in ''[[Bad Boys II]]'' and as Miles' dog in ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]''; he died during production of the latter film in March 2007.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/53720902344ff50ba68da26d558aacb0-71.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106034142/http://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/53720902344ff50ba68da26d558aacb0-71.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=January 6, 2009\|title=Sunday Post\|last=Lauren\|first=Nelson\|work=michaelbay.com\|date=May 6, 2007\|access-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1504631/\|title=Mason Rock Bay\|work=IMDb\|access-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref> Bay is not married and has no children.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2011/dirt/real-estalker/michael-bay-bails-in-montecito-1201231949/\|title=Michael Bay Bails in Montecito\|first=Mark\|last=David\|website=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=September 6, 2011\|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> He previously dated sportscaster [[Lisa Dergan]].<ref name = "NYT" /> Line 169 ⟶ 171: \| source = —[[Matt Zoller Seitz]] writing in ''[[The New York Times]]'', 1996.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Cheshire \|first1=Godfrey \|last2=Zoller Seitz \|first2=Matt \|last3=White \|first3=Armond \|title=The Press Gang: Writings on Cinema from New York Press, 1991-2011 \|date=2020 \|publisher=Seven Stories Press}}</ref>}} Bay's work is divisive and has often been poorly received by film critics, and his name ishas ~~often~~been used [[pejorative]]ly in [[art film\|art-house]] circles.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/heres-learned-analysis-why-michael-bay-movies-are--206582 \|title=Here's a learned analysis of why Michael Bay movies are bad, but pretty \|last=Selcke \|first=Dan \|date=July 7, 2014 \|work=[[The A.V. Club]] \|access-date=January 16, 2016}} "No matter how many buildings, spacecrafts, [sic] and sentient robots Michael Bay explodes, the director can't seem to get any respect. His movies are panned by critics, and his bombastic filmmaking style is routinely mocked by respectable, erudite writers on the Internet."</ref> Bay has responded to his critics, saying: "I make movies for teenage boys. Oh, dear, what a crime."<ref>Curtis, Bryan (June 15, 2005). [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/summer_movies/2005/06/the_bad_boy_of_summer.html "The Bad Boy of Summer: Michael Bay vs. his Critics."] ''Slate.com''. Retrieved July 25, 2014.</ref> Besides accusing him of making films that pander to a young demographic, critics and audiences have been critical of elements of Bay's filmmaking style such as the overuse of [[Dutch angle]]s, extreme patriotism, overly broad and [[sophomoric humor]], excessive product placement,<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sharf\|first=Zack\|date=June 23, 2017\|title=Here Are The 555 Times Michael Bay Has Used Product Placement\|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/every-michael-bay-product-placement-video-transformers-bad-boys-1201846241/\|access-date=June 19, 2020\|publisher=IndieWire}}</ref> oversaturated orange and teal [[color grading]],<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Goble\|first=Andrew\|date=January 30, 2019\|title=Why this stylized filter is all over your Instagram feed\|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90298846/why-this-stylized-filter-is-all-over-your-instagram-feed\|access-date=June 19, 2020\|website=Fast Company}}</ref> reusing footage from his previous films,<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Tartar\|first=Andre\|title=Michael Bay Recycles Scenes From His Earlier Films\|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/michael_bay_recycles_scenes_fr.html\|access-date=June 19, 2020\|website=Vulture\|date=July 3, 2011 }}</ref> and his preference of action and spectacle over story and characters.,<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Heritage\|first=Stuart\|date=December 12, 2019\|title=Every Michael Bay film – ranked!\|newspaper=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/dec/12/every-michael-bay-film-ranked\|access-date=June 19, 2020\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|last=Stern\|first=Marlow\|date=June 1, 2016\|title=The World According to Michael Bay, the Donald Trump of Cinema\|work=The Daily Beast\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-world-according-to-michael-bay-the-donald-trump-of-cinema?ref=scroll\|access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|date=August 4, 2014\|title=What Michael Bay films taught us about women\|url=https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/film-tv/what-michael-bay-films-taught-us-about-women/image-gallery/1e1adb62db6fa01bbfe0af33c41ffe43\|access-date=June 19, 2020\|magazine=GQ}}</ref> with his films' excessive use of [[Explosion\|explosions]] often being mentioned or parodied.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-04-08 \|title=Ranking Michael Bay's movies by how well they blow s**t up \|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/michael-bay-movies-ranked-by-explosions \|access-date=2024-05-02 \|website=SYFY Official Site \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Michel \|first=Lindsay \|date=2020-02-25 \|title=The 10 Best Explosions in Michael Bay's Movies, Ranked \|url=https://screenrant.com/best-explosions-in-michael-bay-movies-ranked/ \|access-date=2024-05-02 \|website=ScreenRant \|language=en}}</ref> Another point of contention with Bay's films is his portrayal and use of offensive racial stereotypes as comedic relief; one ~~clear~~alleged example being the characters Skids and Mudflap in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 24, 2009 \|title='Transformers' Director Michael Bay Fends Off Racist Robot Criticism \|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/transformers-director-michael-bay-fends-off-racist-robot-criticism-72848 \|access-date=March 2, 2019 \|website=Access Online}}</ref> Bay has also been accused of heavily [[Objectification\|objectifying]] women in his films, with critics describing Bay's manner of filming actresses as "lascivious" and "pornographic". He has faced criticism for routinely making sexist remarks and showing female characters in a stereotypical light.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Piaella\|first=Gabriella\|date=June 1, 2016\|title=A Condensed History of Michael Bay Being a Sexist Jerk\|url=https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/history-of-michael-bay-being-a-sexist-jerk.html\|access-date=June 19, 2020\|website=The Cut}}</ref> He came under scrutiny for firing [[Megan Fox]] in [[Organizational retaliatory behavior\|retaliation]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|last=Stern\|first=Marlow\|date=February 8, 2018\|title=When Michael Bay Degraded Megan Fox—Then Tried to Sabotage Her Career\|work=The Daily Beast\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-michael-bay-degraded-megan-foxthen-tried-to-sabotage-her-career\|access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref> after she made comments about him mistreating her on the set of the ''Transformers'' films and compared him to [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Napoleon]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/769220/michael-bay-s-chauvinist-reputation-remains-intact-and-no-one-seems-less-concerned-about-that-than-michael-bay \|title=Michael Bay's Chauvinist Reputation Remains Intact and No One Seems Less Concerned About That Than Michael Bay \|last=Finn \|first=Natalie \|date=June 1, 2016 \|agency=E! \|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/06/how-to-tell-youre-a-woman-in-a-michael-bay-film.html \|title=7 Ways to Tell You're a Woman in a Michael Bay Movie \|last=Buchanan \|first=Kyle \|date=June 26, 2014 \|website=Vulture \|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> Bay published an open letter written by three anonymous members of the crew of ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' that referred to Fox as, among other things, "Ms. Sourpants", "porn star", "unfriendly bitch", and "dumb-as-a-rock".<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine \|last=Willer \|first=Julie \|date=December 11, 2018 \|title=Why Megan Fox Isn't Sharing Her #MeToo Stories \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/12/megan-fox-transformers-me-too \|access-date=August 31, 2022 \|magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Line 179 ⟶ 181: Six of Bay's films have been nominated for the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture]] and [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director]] (''Armageddon'', ''Pearl Harbor'', ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' and ''Transformers: The Last Knight''), with ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''Age of Extinction'' winning the award for "Worst Director". ''Revenge of the Fallen'' also became the first film by Bay and also the highest-grossing film to be awarded "Worst Picture". Conversely, some critics and actors have praised Bay's films and style. Film historian [[Jeanine Basinger]] has described him as "the most cinematic and fluid and unafraid director", while Scott Foundas of ''[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]'' has lauded his "grand, epic vision" and positively compared him to [[William Wyler]]. Actress [[Scarlett Johansson]] wrote that Bay is "a truly ambitious storyteller who celebrates characters, actors, and leading men and women alike."<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hertz\|first=Barry\|title=How Michael Bay transformed the blockbuster\|url=https://www.macleans.ca/culture/movies/how-michael-bay-transformed-the-blockbuster/\|work=Macleans.ca\|date=12 June 2014}}</ref> {\|class="wikitable sortable" Line 251 ⟶ 253: [[Category:Michael Bay\| ]] [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:Living people]]▼ [[Category:20th-century American Jews]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American Jews]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:Action film directors]]▼ [[Category:Advertising directors]] ▲[[Category:~~Action~~American action film directors]] [[Category:American adoptees]] [[Category:American film directors]]▼ [[Category:American film producers]]▼ [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American music video directors]] [[Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent]] [[Category:American ~~television~~science ~~producers~~fiction film directors]] ▲[[Category:American ~~film~~television directors]] [[Category:ArtCenter College of Design alumni]] [[Category:Crossroads School alumni]] [[Category:Directors Guild of America Award winners]] [[Category:Film directors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Film producers from ~~California~~Los Angeles]] [[Category:Jewish film people]] [[Category:Jewish American male actors]] [[Category:Jews from California]] ▲[[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Psi Upsilon]] ~~[[Category:Science fiction film directors]]~~ [[Category:Skydance Media people]] [[Category:Television commercial directors]] ▲[[Category:~~American film~~Television producers from California]] [[Category:Wesleyan University alumni]]