Flea

Personal Info

Born: 1962-10-16

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Known For: Acting

Also Known As:
Mike B. The Flea Red Hot Chilli Peppers Michael Peter Balzary Richard 'Flea' Balzari Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers 플리 Майкл Питер Бэлзари Фли فلی

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.

Acting (Movies)

The Big Lebowski

Nihilist
1998
7.8

Back to the Future Part II

Needles
1989
7.8

Back to the Future Part III

Needles
1990
7.5

My Own Private Idaho

Budd
1991
7.1

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Musician
1998
7.2

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle

Self - Bass
2003
8.6

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks

Self
1991
7.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map

Self
2001
7.1

Nightmares

Singer (voice)
1983
5.6

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Self
2008
6.0

Dudes

Milo
1987
5.7

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome

2023
9.7

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016

Bass
2016
0.0

Suburbia

Razzle
1984
6.7

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan

Self
2004
9.0

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2002
6.3

Gen¹³

Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
2000
6.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99

Self - Bass
1999
8.0

Less Than Zero

Musician #1
1987
6.4

Motorama

Busboy
1991
6.5

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Self
2007
7.3

Let's Get Lost

Self
1988
7.1

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

Himself
2005
6.6

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

Himself
2011
7.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast

2004
3.8

Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone

Self
2006
7.1

Stranded

Jester The Alien
1987
5.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?

Self
1992
7.2

Bob and the Monster

2011
6.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Rock in Rio 2011

Bass
2011
6.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012

2012
5.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott

Himself
2012
5.8

Son in Law

Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1993
6.1

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven

Self
1990
7.0

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
2001
7.0

Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music

Self
1999
7.0

Low Down

Hobbs
2014
5.5

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

Roller Man (voice)
2014
5.6

The Outsiders

Soc (uncredited)
1983
7.2

Goodbye, Casanova

Silent
2000
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan

Self - Bass
2006
7.8

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You

Himself
2011
0.0

Three Days

Self
1999
6.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio

Self
2001
9.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley

Self
2007
10.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011

Himself
2011
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo

Self - Bass
1990
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006

Self
2009
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden

Himself
1996
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan

Self
2000
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia

Self
1999
0.0

Red Hot Skate Rock

Himself
1987
0.0

The Blue Iguana

Floyd
1988
4.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022

Self
2022
8.0

Jaco

Self
2015
7.5

The Chase

Dale
1994
5.8

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement

bass, piano, backing vocals
2012
9.5

Inside Out 2

Jake (voice)
2024
7.6

Roadside Prophets

Too Free Stooges
1992
5.7

Babylon

Bob Levine
2022
7.4

Inside Out

Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015
7.9

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Self
2025
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Bizarre Festival

Self - Bass
1999
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO

Bass
1986
0.0

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

Self
2024
7.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016

Bass
2016
0.0

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

Self
1998
6.9

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord

Self
2024
6.8

Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony

Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2024
5.5

Rising Low

Himself
2002
6.5

Baby Driver

Eddie
2017
7.4

Song to Song

Michael Peter Balzary
2017
5.5

The Public Image Is Rotten

Himself
2017
7.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival

Self
2006
8.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale

Self
2006
10.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland

Self
2007
9.7

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Self
1994
6.0

The Other F Word

2011
6.4

My Own Private River

Budd (archive footage)
2012
7.5

Boy Erased

Brandon
2018
7.0

Rugrats Go Wild

Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2003
6.3

Liar's Poker

Freddie
1999
0.0

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

Himself
2018
5.2

Flea Sings

Él mismo
1991
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio

Bass
2017
8.0

Just Your Luck

Johnny
1996
3.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids

Himself
2019
0.0

Tough Guys

Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
1986
6.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza Brasil

Bass
2018
8.5

Psycho

Bob Summerfield
1998
5.1

Toy Story 4

Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
2019
7.5

Queen & Slim

Mr. Shepherd
2019
7.1

Afros, Macks & Zodiacs

(archive footage)
1995
0.0

Thrashin'

Flea
1986
6.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival

Himself
2013
0.0

Flea Master Session

Self
1992
0.0

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

1994
0.0

Riley's First Date?

Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015
7.2

Arlo the Alligator Boy

Ruff (voice)
2021
6.7

The Sparks Brothers

Self
2021
7.4

What Drives Us

Self
2021
6.8

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016

Bass
2016
0.0

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Self
2021
6.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)

Self - Bass
10.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023

Self - Bass
2023
10.0

Final 24: River Phoenix

Self (archive footage)
2006
0.0

Coachella

Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2006
6.4

Zabagabee

1987
0.0

FireAid Benefit Concert

Self
2025
9.0

Free Tibet

Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
1998
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection

2010
0.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023

2024
8.0

Untitled Red Hot Chili Peppers Documentary

Self
0.0

Production

Zelos

Co-Producer
2015
5.6

Low Down

Executive Producer
2014
5.5

Sound

Codice Carla

Original Music Composer
2023
0.0

Acting (TV Shows)

Duckman

1994
7.2

Lil' Bush

2007
5.5

MADtv

Self
1995
6.9

The Jonathan Ross Show

Self
2011
5.1

The Simpsons

Flea (voice)
1989
8.0

Les Nuls, l'émission

Self
1990
8.3

The Wild Thornberrys

Donnie Thornberry (voice)
1998
6.9

I Heart Arlo

Ruff (voice)
2021
4.8

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Vect Nokru
2022
7.1

Highston

Flea
2015
6.0

MTV Video Music Awards

Self
1984
7.6

MTV World Stage

Self
2009
0.0

Hot Ones

Self
2015
7.4

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self
2014
5.9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0

Punk

Self
2019
7.8

The Lionhearts

(voice)
1998
2.0

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

Self
2024
6.7

Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza

2024
0.0

American Dad!

Orderly (voice)
2005
7.0

Family Guy

Flea (voice)
1999
7.4

Hi Octane

Self
1994
7.5

Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis

Self
0.0

The Art of Punk

2013
0.0

MTV Rockumentary

1989
7.0

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

Self (archive footage)
2003
7.5

Love, Death & Robots

Flea (voice)
2019
8.2

The Grammys

Self
1959
8.7