Michael Benjamin Bay is an American filmmaker, known for directing big-budget action films in Hollywood. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986, majoring in both English and Film. He then started working at Propaganda films, where he directed various commercials and music videos, including the Coca Cola commercial and the Goodby, Silverstein and Partners Got Milk? advertisement campaign. In 1994, Bay was honoured by the Directors Guild of America with an award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials. His first national commercial for the Red Cross won a Clio Award in 1992. Michael is popularly known for directing the blockbusters, Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbour (2001) and the Transformation film series. He received five MTV Movie Awards. Some of his other notable works include Bad Boys and Bad Boys II, The Rock, The Island and Pain and Gain, among others. His upcoming directorial venture, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, is set to release in March, 2016.