Michael Bay

Bay in 2013, photo by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 17, 1965

Ethnicity: publicly unknown [raised Jewish]

Michael Bay, full name Michael Benjamin Bay, is an American film director and producer. He has directed the films Bad Boys (1995), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II, The Island (2005), Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Pain & Gain, Transformers: Age of Extinction, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, Transformers: The Last Knight, 6 Underground, and Ambulance (2022). He directed the action scenes in the film Songbird (2020).

Michael was adopted as an infant by Harriet (Markowitz), a child psychiatrist and bookstore owner, and Sheldon James “Jim” Bay, a CPA. Michael’s adoptive parents were Jewish, and he was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.

Michael’s adoptive father’s parents were Samuel Leon Bay and Esphira Shapira-Kaplan. Samuel was born in Russia.

Michael’s adoptive mother’s parents were surnamed Markowitz and Sharlip. His grandmother’s parents were from Russia.

Michael’s adoptive father’s brother, Mordecah Wolfe Bay, is the father of actress and director Susan (Bay) Nimoy, who was married to actor Leonard Nimoy, until his death.

Source: Genealogy of Michael Bay – http://www.geni.com