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| alma_mater = [[Wesleyan University]]<br />[[Art Center College of Design]]
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▲| years_active = 1986–present
| relatives = [[Susan Bay]] (cousin)
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'''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 and directed, which include ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998), ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' (2001) and the [[Transformers (film series)|''Transformers'' film series]] (2007–present), 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>▼
▲'''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
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>▼
▲He is co-founder of commercial the production house [[The Institute (company)|
==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
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
==Career==▼
▲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 he thought 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}}</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|publisher=[[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>
▲== Career ==
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 [[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://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,283851,00.html|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']] "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}}</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|work=IndieWire|access-date=April 10, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>▼
=== 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]]
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]],
[[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]]''|
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
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://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-17-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>
[[File:Michael Bay 060530-F-4692S-004.jpg|thumb|Bay on the set of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', New Mexico, May 2006]]▼
=== 2007–2016 ===
▲[[File:Michael Bay 060530-F-4692S-004.jpg|thumb|left|Bay on the set of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', New Mexico, May 2006]]
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
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.|
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/ |
A fourth Bay-directed Transformers movie, ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', was released in June 2014.<ref name="June2014">[http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-arriving-in-june-2014/ 'Transformers 4' arriving in June 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172551/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-arriving-in-june-2014/ |date=December 30, 2017 }}, CNN, February 14, 2012.</ref> Starring [[Mark Wahlberg]], it earned $1.1 billion at the global box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers4.htm|title=Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
=== 2017–present ===
On May 23, 2017, Bay was honored with his own hand-and-footprint ceremony at The [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre|TCL Chinese Theatre]]. His English mastiff, Rebel, put her paw in the cement with him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/features/michael-bay-hands-and-feet-honor-1202440033/|title=Michael Bay Reflects on His Career as He Receives Hands and Feet Honor|last=Riley|first=Jenelle|date=May 23, 2017|
Bay's fifth ''Transformers'' film as director, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'', was released on June 21, 2017.<ref>{{Cite
In 2018, it was announced that Bay would direct the [[Netflix]] action thriller film ''[[6 Underground (film)|6 Underground]]'', starring [[Ryan Reynolds]], [[Mélanie Laurent]], [[Manuel Garcia-Rulfo]], [[Adria Arjona]], [[Corey Hawkins]], [[Ben Hardy (actor)|Ben Hardy]] and [[Dave Franco]].<ref name="D'Alessandro">{{Cite
Bay produced the pandemic-themed thriller ''[[Songbird (2020 film)|Songbird]]'' starting [[Demi Moore]], [[Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson]], [[Paul Walter Hauser]] and [[Peter Stormare]].<ref>{{Cite
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|
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 |last1=Steiner |first1=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>
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===Platinum Dunes===
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Bay founded production house [[Platinum Dunes]] with fellow producers [[Brad Fuller (producer)|Brad Fuller]] and [[Andrew Form]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/ |title=Platinum Dunes: The Official Site |last=Fuller |first=Brad |work=Bloody Disgusting |publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting|Brad Miska and Tom Owen]] |date=December 21, 2009 |access-date=September 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612181840/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/platinumdunes/ |archive-date=June 12, 2008 }}</ref>
===Digital Domain===
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Bay and Wyndcrest Holdings, a Florida-based investment firm, acquired the [[Visual effects|digital effects]] company [[Digital Domain]] from [[James Cameron]] and [[Stan Winston]] in 2006, infusing the struggling business with a $50 million investment. Digital Domain considered an [[initial public offering]] in 2009 but withdrew the offer due to lack of interest. It was sold to the production group [[Beijing Galloping Horse Group|Beijing Galloping Horse]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Digital Domain acquired by Galloping Horse|url=https://www.variety.com/2012/film/news/digital-domain-acquired-by-galloping-horse-1118059686/amp/|magazine=[[
===The Institute===
After leaving [[Propaganda Films]], Bay and producer
===451 Media Group===
Bay co-founded 451 Media Group with Doug Nunes (who serves as CEO), and with John and Anthony Gentile, who previously marketed brands such as [[Micronauts]], ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light|Visionaries]]'', [[Sky Dancers]] and the [[Power Glove]]. In 2015, the company announced an interactive publishing division to offer "[[augmented reality]]" content from printed graphic novels with digital video. The graphic novels employ Touchcode technology from T+ink (previously used in the Power Glove), in which ink used in the printing process unlocks access to exclusive content that is housed on the [[Machinima Network]], which is transferred to users' touch-screen-enabled mobile devices when the printed books are touched to those devices. The company's premiere slate of graphic novels was unveiled at the October 2015 [[New York Comic
===Rogue Initiative===
In June 2016, Bay joined
==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" />
In a 2016 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' interview, Bay said that his net worth was around $500 million.<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/13-hours-can-michael-bay-pull-off-a-gritty-movie-about-benghazi-20160104?page=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105180823/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/13-hours-can-michael-bay-pull-off-a-gritty-movie-about-benghazi-20160104?page=6|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2016|title=13 Hours': Can Michael Bay Pull Off a Gritty Movie About Benghazi?|
==Filmography==
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| quote = His movies look like a more compacted, cartoonish messy version of films by British commercial directors like [[Adrian Lyne]] and [[Ridley Scott|Ridley]] and [[Tony Scott]]. He packs each frame with baroque detail and floods the screen with light and smog; he prefers extreme wide angles or punishingly tight telephoto close-ups, which make each shot dense enough to burst.
| 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>}}
Despite his box office success, Bay's work has been poorly received by film critics, and his name is often 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, juvenile 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|website=IndieWire|language=en}}</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|language=en-US}}</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|language=en-us}}</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!|language=en-GB|work=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|language=en|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 web|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|website=GQ|language=en}}</ref> Another point of contention with Bay's films is his portrayal and use of offensive racial stereotypes as comedic relief; a notable alleged example being the characters Skids and Mudflap in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/transformers-director-michael-bay-fends-off-racist-robot-criticism-72848 |title='Transformers' Director Michael Bay Fends Off Racist Robot Criticism {{!}} Access Online |date=June 24, 2009 |website=Access |language=en |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>▼
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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|language=en-us}}</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|language=en|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 [[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 |website=E! Online |language=en-US |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.com |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> Bay reportedly enlisted the crew of ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' to publish an open letter in his defense that referred to Fox as, among other things, "Ms. Sourpants", "porn star", "unfriendly bitch", and "dumb-as-a-rock".<ref name=":3" />▼
▲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
In 2009, it was reported that Fox, at the age of 15, was made to wash Bay's car while auditioning for [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 12, 2017|title=Transformers: A reminder that Megan Fox auditioned for the movie by washing Michael Bay's car while he filmed it|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/06/transformers-reminder-that-megan-fox-auditioned-for-movie-by-washing-michael-bays-car-while-he-filmed-it/|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=Flickering Myth|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Solomons|first=Jason|date=July 4, 2009|title=Trailer trash: Duncan Jones follows his dad into space {{!}} Hats off to Johnny Depp {{!}} How Megan Fox got the job|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/05/johnny-depp-megan-fox|access-date=July 12, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In 2020, Fox revisited the incident and denied that she was underaged (for ''Transformers'') or "made to 'wash' or work on someone's cars in a way that was extraneous from the materials in the actual script."<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 23, 2020|title=Megan Fox Addresses 'Sexualized' Michael Bay Audition on Instagram|url=https://theblast.com/134506/megan-fox-addresses-sexualized-michael-bay-audition-on-instagram|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=The Blast|language=en}}</ref> However, Fox was 15 when she first appeared as a bikini-clad extra in the Bay film ''Bad Boys II''.<ref name=":3" />▼
▲In 2009, it was reported that Fox, at the age of 15, was made to wash Bay's car while auditioning for [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 12, 2017|title=Transformers: A reminder that Megan Fox auditioned for the movie by washing Michael Bay's car while he filmed it|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/06/transformers-reminder-that-megan-fox-auditioned-for-movie-by-washing-michael-bays-car-while-he-filmed-it/|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=Flickering Myth
Actress [[Kate Beckinsale]] also spoke out publicly by reporting that she was body-shamed and regularly criticized for her appearance by Bay during the making of ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
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>
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