The world of American cinema is very popular and boasts of an amazing fan following around the world. There are plenty of Hollywood directors who have gained a world-wide reputation for making some of the most beautiful films. Michael Bay is among the finest directors in Hollywood and has created some of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Hollywood movies. Michael Bay is also known as one of the best Hollywood directors.
Beginning of life and career
Michael Benjamin Bay was born on the 17th of February in 1965 in Australia. His deep rooted interest in movies made him apply for enrolment at many of the popular film institutes, but without much success. Eventually, he enrolled with the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He is also a graduate from Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Before getting into the world of movies, Michael Bay directed commercials and music videos. He worked with popular artists like Meat Loaf, Richard Marx, Donny Osmond, Lionel Richie and Tina Turner. He turned movie director in the year 1995 with the film Bad Boys that starred popular Hollywood actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
Rise of popularity
Michael Bay's debut movie, Bad Boys was a grand success at the box office. The revenue generated by the sale of the movie tickets was nearly US $141 million. The movie was a fantastic beginning to a wonderful career as a Hollywood director. The next movie directed by Michael was 'The Rock' that was released in the year 1996.
The Rock was followed by the movie Armageddon, released in the year 1998. This movie of Michael Bay was also a huge commercial success with the revenue crossing the US $500 million mark. The movie also got nominations for the Academy Awards in 4 categories.
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Other Popular Movies
Michael Bay also directed the movie Pearl Harbor. The film got released in the year 2001. Despite being slammed by the critics, Pearl Harbor got nominated for 4 Academy Awards. On completion of the movie Pearl Harbor, Michael teamed up with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence to make the 2nd part of the movie Bad Boys. Bad Boys 2 was also a huge success and led to world wide collection of US $273 million.
Some of the other popular films of director Michael Bay include the likes of The Island and Transformers. The movie Transformers was a huge hit and earned revenue of US $383 million. The movies directed by Michael Bay have been received well and he is regarded as one of the finest Hollywood directors of today.
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