Michael Bay

Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director. His films are known for their fast paced action sequences and ultra-kinetic cinematography.

Personal life

Bay was raised in Westwood district of Los Angeles by a child-psychologist mother and an accountant father.

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According to a 2001 Rolling Stone article, written as part of the publicity for Pearl Harbor, Bay is adopted, and he decided to try to find out who his biological parents were when he was twenty. The article says "someone told him it was John Frankenheimer", but the claim is deliberately vague:

Related Topics:
Rolling Stone - Pearl Harbor - Biological parents - John Frankenheimer

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:"I got it out of my mom, I think...anyway, it's now this big rumor around Hollywood."

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The article later points out that Frankenheimer denies that Bay is his son. As of 2005, his official website has an FAQ entry about the subject, which reads:

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:Q: Is it true that Michael's biological father is a Hollywood director? Who is it?

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:A: While this issue is none of our business, I'll answer this question in Michael's own words: "You can probably hurt a lot of people by saying ."

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