Flea

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-10-16 (63 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 act...

Acting

1998

The Big Lebowski

as Nihilist

1983

Nightmares

as Singer (voice)

1987

Dudes

as Milo

1984

Suburbia

as Razzle

2002

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

2000

Gen¹³

as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)

1987

Less Than Zero

as Musician #1

1991

Motorama

as Busboy

1988

1987

Stranded

as Jester The Alien

1993

Son in Law

as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)

2001

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)

2014

Low Down

as Hobbs

2014

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

as Roller Man (voice)

1983

The Outsiders

as Soc (uncredited)

2000

1999

Three Days

as Self

1987

1988

2015

Jaco

as Self

1994

The Chase

as Dale

2012

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement

as bass, piano, backing vocals

2024

Inside Out 2

as Jake (voice)

1992

Roadside Prophets

as Too Free Stooges

2022

Babylon

as Bob Levine

2015

Inside Out

as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)

2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony

as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

2002

Rising Low

as Himself

2017

Baby Driver

as Eddie

2017

Song to Song

as Michael Peter Balzary

2012

My Own Private River

as Budd (archive footage)

2018

Boy Erased

as Brandon

2003

Rugrats Go Wild

as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

1999

Liar's Poker

as Freddie

1991

Flea Sings

as Él mismo

1996

1986

Tough Guys

as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member

1998

Psycho

as Bob Summerfield

2019

Toy Story 4

as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)

2019

Queen & Slim

as Mr. Shepherd

1995

Afros, Macks & Zodiacs

as (archive footage)

1986

Thrashin'

as Flea

2015

Riley's First Date?

as Jordan's Fear (voice)

2021

Arlo the Alligator Boy

as Ruff (voice)

2021

2006

Final 24: River Phoenix

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Coachella

as Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)

1998

Free Tibet

as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Production

2015

Zelos

as Co-Producer

2023

Codice Carla

as Original Music Composer

2014

Low Down

as Executive Producer

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