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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-10-16 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Flea

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

Acting

2025

2024

Inside Out 2 as Jake (voice)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

2023

2022

Babylon as Bob Levine
Obi-Wan Kenobi as Vect Nokru

2021

Arlo the Alligator Boy as Ruff (voice)
I Heart Arlo as Ruff (voice)

2019

Toy Story 4 as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
Queen & Slim as Mr. Shepherd
Punk as Self

2018

Boy Erased as Brandon

2017

Baby Driver as Eddie
Song to Song as Michael Peter Balzary

2016

2015

Jaco as Self
Inside Out as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
Riley's First Date? as Jordan's Fear (voice)
Highston as Flea
Hot Ones as Self

2014

Low Down as Hobbs
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Roller Man (voice)

2013

2012

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement as bass, piano, backing vocals
My Own Private River as Budd (archive footage)

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (archive footage)
Coachella as Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)

2005

American Dad! as Orderly (voice)

2004

2003

Three Days as Himself
Rugrats Go Wild as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown as Self (archive footage)

2002

The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Rising Low as Himself

2001

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)

2000

Gen¹³ as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)

1999

Liar's Poker as Freddie
Family Guy as Flea (voice)

1998

The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
Psycho as Bob Summerfield
Free Tibet as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Wild Thornberrys as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
The Lionhearts as (voice)

1996

Just Your Luck as Johnny

1995

Afros, Macks & Zodiacs as (archive footage)
MADtv as Self

1994

The Chase as Dale
Hi Octane as Self

1993

Son in Law as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)

1992

Roadside Prophets as Too Free Stooges

1991

Motorama as Busboy
Flea Sings as Él mismo

1990

1989

The Simpsons as Flea (voice)

1988

1987

Dudes as Milo
Less Than Zero as Musician #1
Stranded as Jester The Alien

1986

Tough Guys as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Thrashin' as Flea

1984

Suburbia as Razzle

1983

Nightmares as Singer (voice)
The Outsiders as Soc (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest

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Production

2015

Zelos as Co-Producer

2014

Low Down as Executive Producer

Sound

2023

Codice Carla as Original Music Composer