Flea
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Flea (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
TV · as Self · 12 eps
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Movie · as Self
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Movie · as Self
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Movie · as Self
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story
Movie · as Kieffer (The Big Lebowski archive footage)
FireAid Benefit Concert
Movie · as Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
Movie · as Self
Inside Out 2
Movie · as Jake (voice)
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Movie · as Self
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Movie · as Self
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Movie · as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
Movie
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
TV · 3 eps
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
Movie · as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
Movie · as Self
Babylon
Movie · as Bob Levine
Obi-Wan Kenobi
TV · as Vect Nokru · 2 eps
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Movie · as Ruff (voice)
The Sparks Brothers
Movie · as Self
What Drives Us
Movie · as Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Movie · as Self
I Heart Arlo
TV · as Ruff (voice) · 2 eps
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
Movie · as Himself
Toy Story 4
Movie · as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
Queen & Slim
Movie · as Mr. Shepherd
Punk
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Love, Death & Robots
TV · as Flea (voice) · 1 ep
Boy Erased
Movie · as Brandon
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
Movie · as Himself
Baby Driver
Movie · as Eddie
Song to Song
Movie · as Michael Peter Balzary
The Public Image Is Rotten
Movie · as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
Movie · as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
Movie · as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
Movie · as Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
Movie · as Bass
Jaco
Movie · as Self
Inside Out
Movie · as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
Riley's First Date?
Movie · as Jordan's Fear (voice)
Highston
TV · as Flea · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Low Down
Movie · as Hobbs
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Movie · as Roller Man (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest / Musical Guest · 1 ep
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
Movie · as Himself
The Art of Punk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
Movie · as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
Movie · as bass, piano, backing vocals
My Own Private River
Movie · as Budd (archive footage)
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Movie · as Self
Bob and the Monster
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
Movie · as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
Movie · as Himself
The Other F Word
Movie · as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
Movie · as Self
MTV World Stage
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Movie · as Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
Movie
Lil' Bush
TV · 1 ep
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
Movie · as Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
Movie · as Self
Final 24: River Phoenix
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Coachella
Movie · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Movie · as Self
American Dad!
TV · as Orderly (voice) · 1 ep
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
Movie · as Self
Rugrats Go Wild
Movie · as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
Movie · as Self - Bass
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Movie · as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Rising Low
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
Movie · as Self
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Movie · as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
Movie · as Self
Goodbye, Casanova
Movie · as Silent
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
Movie · as Self
Woodstock '99
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
Movie · as Self - Bass
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
Movie · as Self
Three Days
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
Movie · as Self - Bass
Liar's Poker
Movie · as Freddie
Family Guy
TV · as Flea (voice) · 1 ep
The Big Lebowski
Movie · as Nihilist
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie · as Musician
Gen¹³
Movie · as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Movie · as Self
Psycho
Movie · as Bob Summerfield
Free Tibet
Movie · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Wild Thornberrys
TV · as Donnie Thornberry (voice) · 91 eps
The Lionhearts
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
Movie · as Himself
Just Your Luck
Movie · as Johnny
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie · as Self
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
Movie · as (archive footage)
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Chase
Movie · as Dale
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Movie · as Self
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Movie
Duckman
TV · as Flea (voice) · 1 ep
Hi Octane
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Son in Law
Movie · as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
Movie · as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
Movie · as Self
Roadside Prophets
Movie · as Too Free Stooges
Flea Master Session
Movie · as Self
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 2 eps
My Own Private Idaho
Movie · as Budd
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Movie · as Self
Motorama
Movie · as Busboy
Flea Sings
Movie · as Él mismo
Back to the Future Part III
Movie · as Needles
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
Movie · as Self
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
Movie · as Self - Bass
Les Nuls, l'émission
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Back to the Future Part II
Movie · as Needles
The Simpsons
TV · as Flea (voice) · 1 ep
MTV Rockumentary
TV · 1 ep
Let's Get Lost
Movie · as Self
The Blue Iguana
Movie · as Floyd
Dudes
Movie · as Milo
Less Than Zero
Movie · as Musician #1
Stranded
Movie · as Jester The Alien
Red Hot Skate Rock
Movie · as Himself
Zabagabee
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
Movie · as Bass
Tough Guys
Movie · as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Thrashin'
Movie · as Flea
Suburbia
Movie · as Razzle
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Nightmares
Movie · as Singer (voice)
The Outsiders
Movie · as Soc (uncredited)
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep