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Michael Bay Biography (1965-)

Full name, Michael Benjamin Bay; born February 17, 1965, in Los Angeles, CA;father, a district attorney; mother, a bookstore owner and child psychiatrist. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office: c/o Bay Films, 2110 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA90404.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, actor

Birth Details

February 17, 1965

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Benjamin's Birthday (short), 1986
• Shadows and Light: From a Different View, 1992
• Bad Boys, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1995
• The Rock, Buena Vista, 1996
• (And producer) Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
• (And producer and camera operator) Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001
• Film Work
• Other
• Consultant (Las Vegas second unit), Indecent Proposal, 1993
• Film Appearances
• Himself, Shadows and Light: From a Different View, 1992
• (Uncredited) NASA scientist, Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
• Frat boy, Mystery Men, MCA/Universal, 1999
• Himself, Franky Goes to Hollywood, Warner Bros. Home Video, 1999
• Village Voice reporter, Coyote Ugly, Buena Vista, 2000
• Extra, Zigs (also known as Double Down), Trimark Pictures,2000
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Sled Agent, Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo, CBS, 1986
• Specials
• Himself, Playboy: The Party Continues, 2000
• Pearl Harbor: A Journey to the Screen (documentary), BET, 2001
• National Geographic Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor (documentary),National Geographic Channel, 2001
• Into the Shadows: The CIA in Hollywood (documentary), AMC, 2001
• History vs. Hollywood: Pearl Harbor, History Channel, 2001
• Episodic
• Goon, "Free Verse," Miami Vice, 1986
• RECORDINGS
• Music Video Work
• Director, "I Touch Myself" by the DiVinyls, 1991
• Director, "Falling in Love Is Hard on the Knees" by Aerosmith, 1997
• Also directed "Soldier of Love" by Donny Osmond and "Days of Thunder."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, June 14, 1996, pp. 22-27; July 10, 1998, pp.40, 44; January 22, 1999, p. 80; November 16, 2001, p. 142
• Newsweek, July 6, 1998, p. 64
• Shoot, February 17, 1995, pp. 1-3; March 17, 1995, pp. 1-2; March31, 1995, pp. S22-24; January 19, 1996, pp. 16-17; October 25, 1996, pp. 1-2;March 28, 1997, pp. S46-47
• Time, June 4, 2001, p. 85