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