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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) [1] is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions.
Learn about the life and career of Michael Bay, an American film director and producer known for his action and sci-fi movies. Find out his age, height, ancestry, awards, and personal details, but not his wife.
Bay is a cousin of Rabbi John Rosove, of Temple Israel of Hollywood, [26] as well as film director Michael Bay. [27] In 1978, Bay married actor John Schuck, and their son Aaron was born in 1981. They divorced in 1983. [28] She married Leonard Nimoy in 1989. [29]
Michael Bay is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions.
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He is a very close friend of writer/director George Lucas from whom he often seeks advice. As a teenager, he worked at ILM in the storyboard department for films like Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). In Bad Boys (1995), Bay paid $25,000 (one quarter of his fee) for the climax explosion scene.
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Michael Bay. Producer: Armageddon. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Michael Bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. He created music videos for Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Wilson Phillips, Donny Osmond and Divinyls.
Bruckheimer has been married twice. His first wife was Bonnie Fishman Bruckheimer. As of 2006, he resides in Los Angeles with his second wife, novelist Linda Cobb Bruckheimer. [44] He has one stepdaughter, Alexandra.
