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DetailsAKA:
Michael Benjamin Bay
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
02/17/1965 Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California biography
Like many aspiring filmmakers, Southern California native Michael Bay began making films with his family's Super 8mm camera while still a teenager. At age 15, he scored a clerical job at Lucasfilm and attempted to absorb whatever he could. Following college (where he made the thesis short "Benjamin's Birthday" in 1986) and post-grad work at the Art College Center of Design in Pasadena, Bay made his first music video at age 24. The result, "Soldier of Love", reinvigorated the moribund career of singer Donny Osmond and put the tyro director on the map, landing him a spot with Propaganda Films.
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Milestone
Raised in Westwood, California
Used parents Super-8 movie camera to make films as a teenager
At age 15, worked in a filing job at Lucasfilm
Was one of the principals in Propaganda Films; directed TV commercials for The Red Cross, Milk, Coca Cola, Nike, many others
1988
Began directing music videos, re-launching Donny Osmond's career and also directing for Meatloaf, Tina Turner, and others
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