Michael Benjamin Bay born February 17 1965 in Los Angeles California USA is a film director and producer He is best known for directing highbudget action films characterized by fast edits polished visuals and substantial use of practical effects His films which include The Rock 1996 Armageddon 1998 Pearl Harbor 2001 and entries in the Bad Boys 19952003 and Transformers 20072017 series have grossed over three billion dollars worldwide He is cofounder of commercial production house The Institute aka The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness he is cochair and partowner of the special effects house Digital Domain and he coowns Platinum Dunes a production company which has remade horror movies including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 Friday the 13th 2009 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010
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