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== 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 [[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']] "[[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|work=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=April 10, 2018|language=en-US}}</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>
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