Person

Flea

Acting · Born 1962-10-16 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea was born in Melbourne, Victoria; his family moved to Rye, New York, when he was four. After his parents divorced, Flea spent his childhood in the United States and Australia, before settling in California. At high school, he befriended singer Anthony Kiedis, with whom he formed the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1983. Flea is also a member of the supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and has played with acts including the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MC, Nirvana, What Is This?, Fear, and Jane's Addiction.

Known for

Filmography

2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)Self
2026The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, HillelSelf
20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2025Harley Flanagan: Wired for ChaosSelf
2025Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelf
2025FireAid Benefit ConcertSelf
2024Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets WeirdSelf
2024Paris 2024 Olympic Closing CeremonySelf (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2024Yo Gabba GabbaLand!Self
2024Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024Inside Out 2Jake (voice)
2024Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.Self
2024ZEF - The Story of Die AntwoordSelf
2023Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023Self - Bass
2023Codice CarlaOriginal Music Composer
2023Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2022BabylonBob Levine
2022Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022Self
2022Obi-Wan KenobiVect Nokru
2021I Heart ArloRuff (voice)
2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageSelf
2021The Sparks BrothersSelf
2021What Drives UsSelf
2021Arlo the Alligator BoyRuff (voice)
2019Queen & SlimMr. Shepherd
2019Toy Story 4Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
2019Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The PyramidsHimself
2019Love, Death & RobotsFlea (voice)
2019PunkSelf
2018Boy ErasedBrandon
2018Horses: Patti Smith and Her BandHimself
2017Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in RioBass
2017Baby DriverEddie
2017The Public Image Is RottenHimself
2017Song to SongMichael Peter Balzary
2016Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016Bass
2016Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016Bass
2016Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016Bass
2015HighstonFlea
2015Riley's First Date?Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015ZelosCo-Producer
2015Inside OutMind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015JacoSelf
2015Hot OnesSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Stan Lee's Mighty 7Roller Man (voice)
2014Low DownHobbs
2013Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil FestivalHimself
2013The Art of PunkSelf
2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basementbass, piano, backing vocals
2012Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im PottHimself
2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012My Own Private RiverBudd (archive footage)
2011The Other F WordSelf
2011Everyday Sunshine: The Story of FishboneSelf
2011Bob and the Monster
2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf
2011Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with YouHimself
2011Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011Himself
2009Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006Self
2009MTV World StageSelf
2008Patti Smith: Dream of LifeSelf
2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert WembleySelf
2007Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in PolandSelf
2007Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2007Lil' Bush
2007Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenSelf
2006Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock FestivalSelf
2006Final 24: River PhoenixSelf (archive footage)
2006CoachellaSelf - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2006Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny RamoneSelf
2006Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La CigaleSelf
2006Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in MilanSelf - Bass
2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the MinutemenSelf
2005American Dad!Orderly (voice)
2004Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in JapanSelf
2003Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane CastleSelf - Bass
2003Rugrats Go WildDonnie Thornberry (voice)
2003VH1 Top 20 Video CountdownSelf (archive footage)
2002The Wild Thornberrys MovieDonnie Thornberry (voice)
2002Rising LowSelf
2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of DonnieDonald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
2001Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In RioSelf
2001Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the MapSelf
2000Gen¹³Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
2000Woodstock '99
2000Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At BudokanSelf
2000Goodbye, CasanovaSilent
1999Liar's PokerFreddie
1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre FestivalSelf - Bass
1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, RussiaSelf
1999Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99Self - Bass
1999"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the MusicSelf
1999Family GuyFlea (voice)
1999Three DaysSelf
1998PsychoBob Summerfield
1998The Decline of Western Civilization Part IIISelf
1998The Lionhearts(voice)
1998Free TibetSelf - Red Hot Chili Peppers
1998The Wild ThornberrysDonnie Thornberry (voice)
1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasMusician
1998The Big LebowskiNihilist
1996Just Your LuckJohnny
1996Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996Tibetan Freedom ConcertSelf
1996Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the GardenHimself
1995MADtvSelf
1995Afros, Macks & Zodiacs(archive footage)
1994Freaks, Nerds & WeirdosSelf
1994Hi OctaneSelf
1994DuckmanFlea (voice)
1994The ChaseDale
1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest
1993Son in LawTattoo Artist (uncredited)
1993Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock FestivalSelf
1992Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?Self
1992Roadside ProphetsToo Free Stooges
1992Flea Master SessionSelf
1991Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky MonksSelf
1991MotoramaBusboy
1991My Own Private IdahoBudd
1991Flea SingsÉl mismo
1990Les Nuls, l'émissionSelf
1990Back to the Future Part IIINeedles
1990Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo TattooSelf - Bass
1990Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from HeavenSelf
1989The SimpsonsFlea (voice)
1989Back to the Future Part IINeedles
1989MTV Rockumentary
1988Let's Get LostSelf
1988The Blue IguanaFloyd
1987StrandedJester The Alien
1987Less Than ZeroMusician #1
1987Red Hot Skate RockHimself
1987DudesMilo
1987Zabagabee
1986Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MOBass
1986Tough GuysRed Hot Chili Peppers Member
1986Thrashin'Flea
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf
1984SuburbiaRazzle
1983NightmaresSinger (voice)
1983The OutsidersSoc (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
1959The GrammysSelf
—Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in CrisisSelf

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