Flea
Birthdate
October 16, 1962 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
October 16, 1962 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Acting
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.
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.
Flea's LGBTQ+ Titles
My Own Private Idaho
Budd
Boy Erased
Brandon
Acting (122)
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis as Himself (12 episodes)
2024
Inside Out 2 as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self (1 episode)
2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2022
Babylon as Bob Levine
2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022 as Self
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi as Vect Nokru (2 episodes)
2021
I Heart Arlo as Ruff (voice) (2 episodes)
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as Self
2021
The Sparks Brothers as Self
2021
What Drives Us
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy as Ruff (voice)
2019
Queen & Slim as Mr. Shepherd
2019
Toy Story 4 as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids as Himself
2019
Punk as Self (3 episodes)
2018
Boy Erased as Brandon
2018
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band as Himself
2018
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza Brasil as Bass
2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio as Bass
2017
Baby Driver as Eddie
2017
The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
2017
Song to Song as Michael Peter Balzary
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016 as Bass
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016 as Bass
2015
Highston as Flea (1 episode)
2015
Riley's First Date? as Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015
Inside Out as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015
Jaco
2015
Hot Ones as Self (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Roller Man (voice)
2014
Low Down as Hobbs
2013
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival as Himself
2013
The Art of Punk (1 episode)
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement as bass, piano, backing vocals
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott as Himself
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2011
The Other F Word
2011
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone as Himself
2011
My Own Private River as Budd (archive footage)
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Rock in Rio 2011 as Bass
2011
Bob and the Monster
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show as Self (1 episode)
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011 as Himself
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You as Himself
2009
MTV World Stage as Self (1 episode)
2009
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006 as Himself
2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
2007
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley as Himself
2007
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
2007
Lil' Bush (1 episode)
2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten as Self
2006
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
2006
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone as Self
2006
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
2006
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan as Himself - Bass
2005
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself
2005
American Dad! as Orderly (voice) (1 episode)
2004
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast
2004
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan as Himself
2003
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle as Bassist
2003
Three Days as Himself
2003
Rugrats Go Wild as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2002
Rising Low as Himself
2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
2001
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio as Himself
2001
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map as Himself
2000
Gen 13 as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
2000
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan as Himself
2000
Goodbye, Casanova as Silent
1999
Liar's Poker as Freddie
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Bizarre Festival as Bass
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia as Himself
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99 as Bass
1999
Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music as Self
1999
Family Guy as Flea (voice) (1 episode)
1998
Psycho as Bob Summerfield
1998
The Lionhearts as (voice) (1 episode)
1998
The Wild Thornberrys as Donnie Thornberry (voice) (91 episodes)
1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Musician
1998
The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
1998
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III as Self
1996
Just Your Luck as Johnny
1996
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden as Himself
1995
MADtv as Self (1 episode)
1995
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs as (archive footage)
1994
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
1994
Hi Octane as Self (1 episode)
1994
Duckman (1 episode)
1994
The Chase as Dale
1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1993
Son in Law as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1992
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!? as self
1992
Roadside Prophets as Too Free Stooges
1992
Flea Master Session as Self
1991
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks as Himself
1991
Motorama as Busboy
1991
My Own Private Idaho as Budd
1991
Flea Sings as Él mismo
1990
Les Nuls, l'émission as Self (1 episode)
1990
Back to the Future Part III as Needles
1990
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo as Himself
1990
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
1989
The Simpsons as Flea (voice) (1 episode)
1989
Back to the Future Part II as Needles
1988
Let's Get Lost as Self
1988
The Blue Iguana as Floyd
1987
Stranded as Jester The Alien
1987
Less Than Zero as Musician #1
1987
Red Hot Skate Rock as Himself
1987
Dudes as Milo
1986
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO as Bass
1986
Tough Guys as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
1986
Thrashin' as Himself
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self (4 episodes)
1984
Suburbia as Razzle
1983
Nightmares as Singer (voice)
1983
The Outsiders as Soc (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest (3 episodes)
Production (2)
2015
Zelos
• Co-Producer
2014
Low Down
• Executive Producer
Sound (1)
2023
Codice Carla
• Original Music Composer