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Michael Bay

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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$6.6 billion worldwide, making him the fifth-most commercially successful director in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Bay is the 304th most popular film director (down from 289th in 2019), the 2,353rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,847th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Bay ranks 304 out of 2,041. Before him are Marco Bellocchio, Denis Villeneuve, Tobe Hooper, Raoul Walsh, Tony Gatlif, and Gillo Pontecorvo. After him are Paul Schrader, Walter Salles, Lung Chien, John G. Avildsen, Jiří Trnka, and Tengiz Abuladze.

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Among people born in 1965, Michael Bay ranks 53. Before him are Hailemariam Desalegn, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Jürgen Kohler, Julia Ormond, Vinnie Jones, and John Ratcliffe. After him are Oleksandr Syrskyi, Mark Carney, Ange Postecoglou, Moby, Vahide Perçin, and Mick Doohan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Bay ranks 2,353 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Coney Barrett (1972), Ronald Lauder (1944), Count Basie (1904), Jesse Douglas (1897), Clement Greenberg (1909), and Ken Wilber (1949). After him are Paul Schrader (1946), Tony Levin (1946), Jorge Garcia (1973), Larry Bird (1956), Henry Draper (1837), and Jonathan Edwards (1703).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Michael Bay ranks 87. Before him are John Frankenheimer (1930), Sam Raimi (1959), Frank Borzage (1894), Stanley Donen (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), and Raoul Walsh (1887). After him are Paul Schrader (1946), John G. Avildsen (1935), King Vidor (1894), Billy Hayes (1947), George Roy Hill (1921), and Richard Fleischer (1916).

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